. >> if perryere smart, he would have come back and said bubutoh you were running for office and tt is is not smart about this ind of thing. mitt romomney, but it also damaged -- a damaged mitt romney, but it also damaged the whole franchise. there is nobody you want to have at your house. >> the bickersons, let's be honest. whatever you say aut rick perry, he was notot decaffeinated -- >> no, n no. >> came out ready to go, and he did petrate that unflappable terior of mitt romney, and when theyy started to look like housewives -- [laughter] >> charles says he is still tex as and that is not enough on a national scale. >> whenever you k him what should be an easy question -- health care or the rise of chchina -- he rreats to his energy plan. it is not as if he is being asked gotcha questns. he knows about energy, education, immigration, although keyhe booted questions on immigration. you wonder if he has sat down and thought about national issues. yes, he is not nimbl in debate. he had a great opening and he missed it. head several others, in fact. you can be sure that with an absence