Rick Perry is a desperate man saying desperate things.  He knows that God wants him to be President but – not to call names or place blame or anything – God ain’t lending a linguistic helping hand.

In New Hampshire last night Perry suggested to a town hall  that he would retaliate against career civil service employees if they disagreed with him.

I don’t think you can fire federal bureaucrats, but you can reassign them. So reassign them to some really god-awful place,” he said, eliciting laughter from the audience.

Those federal bureaucrats are civil service workers.  They most certainly can be fired but I have doubts that most of them will agree with Rick Perry that the earth is flat and that there should be a kickboxing hall of fame with a Chuck Norris statue out front.

I have a long list of god-awful places, but Rick Perry’s brain still leads the list.

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And, from Andy Borowitz —

FDA Declares Rick Perry a Vegetable

WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report) – In a decision that raised some eyebrows in the nutrition community, the Food and Drug Administration announced today that it had declared Texas Governor Rick Perry a vegetable.

The decision, effective immediately, means that a serving of Mr. Perry would be approved for school lunches across the nation.

In an official statement, Mr. Perry said he was “surprised and honored” by the FDA’s decision.

“As a vegetable, I am honored to join the other three food groups,” said Gov. Perry. “Meat, dairy, and… nope, can’t do it. Oops.”

Thanks to Kathleen for the heads-up.