Rick Perry showed up at the CPAC conference, mainly I think just to give me something to write about.

I would have gone to the convention myself just to report on it, but until they absolutely positively prove that goofy is not contagious, I ain’t going and that’s that.

So, Crooks and Liars sent a reporter who heard something interesting.

Around noon I was sitting in a chair near the VIP room. Rick Perry was scheduled to speak at 1:20 p.m. in the Marriott ballroom. Three tall white men wearing suits and earbuds were seated across from me. One was standing. They briefly discussed security.

“I asked him if he wanted a walkthrough… and he said, ‘I’m drunk, I don’t care,'” said the older looking gentleman, who had apparently talked to the person he was securing.

Another one said, “Thanks for taking one for the team Rick.”

Errrr …. what team would that be, Rick?  The Ignorant Damfool Texas Governors Fighting Presidential Doofuses?  Hey, there’s John Connally, Baby Bush, and you.  Team Hair Apparent?

And, he was admittedly drunk.  But I can’t say anything about that because I couldn’t go there sober either.

Thanks to Ralph for the heads-up.