Rick Perry prayed for rain and then got the hell out of the state under the pretense that America needs a damnfool in the White House.

And Rick’s prayers were answered.

Numerous wind-driven fires pushed fire departments to their limits and forced evacuations in Bastrop County, the Steiner Ranch subdivision, Pflugerville, Spicewood and other areas. Scores of residents were left wondering whether they had homes to return to as many of the fires continued to burn Sunday night.

The largest and most destructive fire was in Bastrop County, where a blaze burned 14,000 acres and grew to an estimated 16 miles long by the end of the day, said Mark Stanford, fire chief of the Texas Forest Service.

“It’s catastrophic,” Stanford said of the Bastrop County fire. “It’s a major natural disaster.”

This is a warning to folks in foreign states:  Do not let this sumbitch pray for you.  Do not.  No good will come from it.

And fergoshsake, do not let him pray for prosperity.  Your money will start magically disappearing.  Well, I guess that’s what happens if you vote Republican anyway, so either way you’re gonna pretty much be messed up.

Just remember: this is what happened when he prayed for rain.

Locust reports are not out yet.  But, if I see a guy on a red horse named Famine, I’m moving the hell to Vermont.