Words.
"As the GOP candidates have been thrashing it out in debates that seem to occur every couple of hours or so, one almost misses the iconic wink that enraged or beguiled the nation a political season ago.
Admit it. You miss Sarah Palin just a little: The wink, the red shoes, the pointing finger, the heck-with-ya attitude and, given the performance of some of her Republican colleagues, her Taser-like intelligence.
Yes, it has come to this.
...It is one thing to be self-effacing and to have a sense of humor about one’s self. We love that. It is another to be a clown.
...Perry and Cain are both talented men who deserve more than our contempt. Nevertheless, it has become clear that they are not now presidential material. We may indeed overlook their faults, but we needn’t excuse what are more than mere lapses. Their lack of knowledge or recall suggests a lack of depth and an absence of seriousness. We expect more from those who pretend to the throne.
And though Americans admire the self-made who have experienced ordinary life, most don’t want an ordinary person to lead the country.
A funny line is worth a laugh, a song may buy you lunch, but in the end, there’s no winking one’s way to the White House."
THE WASHINGTON POST: Perry, Cain and a parade of painful moments
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