i agree. perfect line!
and his comments about Turkey were amazing! (and true!)
...i wish he had talked like this, a few months ago...
Perry's problem is not unlike Dubya's: good ideas (for the most part - better than BO, at least), but not articulate, not glib. And the fact that he is obviously (sounds like) a Texan doesn't help vis-a-vis the population at large.
It's a shame, but certainly true: in a media age, being a lively, responsive & articulate presenter matters more than sound thinking.
I recall how my rather liberal relatives would chide Bush's stumbling over words, and that's all well & good. No reason someone shouldn't have a good chuckle about a malaprop. But the attitude was more like, "How stupid!" I would point out to them, I'd rather have a good, sound person who stumbles over his words for President, than a fast-talking, glib used-car salesman.
(Sorry for the use of a derogatory stereotype, all you used-cars salesmen out there!)
But I'm afraid that the average voter just doesn't think like that, or can't seem spot a shyster (a la Slick Willie, J F'n K, or BO) when it's obvious to me.