Perry Gets Zinged By Pelosi

It seems like Rick Perry never tires of showing just how intellectually-challenged he really is. In an effort to bring his presidential bid out of the low single digits, he decided to pick on House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-California). After all, other right-wingers take shots at Pelosi all the time and she generally ignores them (probably because their silly remarks don't deserve any reply). I guess Perry thought he could do the same, and appeal to his teabagger base without any embarrassment. He was wrong.

Perry has recently come up with a ridiculous idea of making Congress a part-time institution. The plan didn't get much press, probably because most media outlets thought it was silly. So Perry decided he could get some press by challenging Rep. Pelosi to a debate about his plan. He knew the debate would never happen (and was no doubt counting on that since he could be out-debated by a third-grader). He just wanted some headlines -- and he got them, although not the kind he wanted.

Pelosi answered Perry's debate challenge. Here is what she said:

"He did ask if I could debate here in Washington on Monday. It is my understanding that such a letter has come in. Monday I'm going to be in Portland in the morning and I'm going to be visiting some of our labs in the afternoon, that's two, I can't remember what the third thing is I'm going to be doing."

ZING!! You have to admit that Perry left himself wide open to that one. The only thing that would have made it worse is if she added an "oops". I think it may be time for Perry to get out of this race while he's losing. He sure wouldn't want to accidently become the nominee and then have to debate President Obama. That would be an absolute slaughter.