Jonathan Jones

Perry: ‘Just goes to show there are too damn many federal agencies’

Rick Perry’s doing his best to turn his excurciating “oops” moment last night to his advantage. Alex said it was the end of his campaign, but Perry certainly doesn’t see it that way. On NBC’s Today show, he quipped:

‘There are so many agencies out there, that I’m like many Americans and we would like to forget that the Department of Energy is one of those.’

And his campaign has just sent this email out to his supporters:

It’s a commendable, if likely futile, attempt.

Hat tip: Politico.

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