EXCESS BAGGAGE

Although he hasn't announced his candidacy for the GOP nomination just yet, Rick Perry, current governor of Texas, seems to be packing the kind of excess baggage that is sets off all sorts of alarms in the Steaming Poop newsroom.

First of all, I'm sure why anyone would want to run for the office of the President of the United States when they've spoken of seceding from the Union. Perry is on record as saying:

"We are very proud of our Texas history; people discuss and debate the issues of can we break ourselves into five states, can we secede, a lot of interesting things that I'm sure Oklahoma and Pennsylvania would love to be able to say about their states, but the fact is, they can't because they're not Texas."

Sounds like he's on board, if you ask me. I have no problem letting Texas go, so maybe he should just run for president of that country, instead.

Perry also cut $4 billion dollars from their education budget. This makes sense, considering Texas is dead last in percentage adults over the age of 25 without a high school diploma and pregnant women who receive prenatal care. The Lone Star State has some good news, however, as it is Number one in prision executions, pollution, and uninsured children.

On August 6, the governor is hosting an event called The Response, a seven-hour, Christians-only (Christians-only?) prayer event. His office calls the event as "a Day of Prayer and Fasting for our nation to seek God's guidance and wisdom in addressing the challenges that face our communities, states and nation."

SIGH

Last but not least, Perry was the Lieutenant Governor under George W. Bush.

I'm not sure how serious his campaign can or will be, considering candidates as hardcore conservative as he seems to be, rarely make it to, or through, the convention process. Still, anything can happen, right? After all, Michele "Skidmark" Bachmann is still running a very close second place behind the more credible GOP candidate, Mitt Romney.