Republican Party

Dumbstupids Are Republican Gold

The dumber Rick Perry gets, the more popular he becomes.

Not only has this week given us this stroke-ish meltdown:

But also, here's Rick Perry attesting to the fact that George W. Bush "defended us from freedom."

And despite all of it, he's more popular than ever.

WASHINGTON -- Three new national polls released on Wednesday show Texas Gov. Rick Perry rocketing ahead of Mitt Romney and the rest of the announced candidates as the first choice of Republicans to be their 2012 presidential nominee.

They love the marble-mouthed gomers, don't they.