Rick Perry and religion: Does the Texas governor believe his idiotic God talk, or is he just pandering for votes?

Rick Perry and religion: Does the Texas governor believe his idiotic God talk, or is he just pandering for votes?: I happened to spend several weeks in Texas earlier this year, while the Lone Star State lay under the pitiless glare of an unremitting drought. After a protracted arid interval, the state's immodest governor, Rick Perry, announced that he was using the authority vested in him to call for prayers for rain. These incantations and beseechments, carrying the imprimatur of government, were duly offered to the heavens. The heavens responded by remaining, along with the parched lands below, obstinately dry.

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