Friday Night Partying, Rick Perry Style

Last Friday, GOP presidential candidate Rick Perry delivered what appeared to be a drunken performance in Manchester, New Hampshire. Tune in below for a quick peak, or click HERE for a more detailed analysis.

Perry Reveals Reason For Bringing Up Birtherism: It's Fun!

This past weekend, Rick Perry revealed to Parade Magazine that the reason he has embraced the birther movement is because he finds the issue ever-so amusing.

"Look I haven't seen his, I haven't seen his grades. My grades ended up on the front page of the newspaper, so let's you know, if we're going to show stuff, let's show stuff, but look that's all a distraction, I mean I get it. I'm really not worried about the president's birth certificate. It's fun to poke at him a little bit and say 'Hey, how about let's see your grades and your birth certificate."

Charming.

Tune in below for an interesting discussion on Perry's crazy antics, as well as his newly revealed flat tax plan.



Sources: Morning Joe, CNN

The Republican Love Affair With A Flat Tax

First it was Herman Cain with his 9-9-9 plan. Then earlier today, Rick Perry announced that he will be revealing his own flat tax plan tomorrow -- one day after Steve Jobs endorsed him. If you recall, Jobs' proposed his own flat tax plan during his 1996 and 2000 runs for the presidency. And now, Mitt Romney, who previously targeted Steve Forbes' proposal as a "tax cut for fat cats," has been reported by the New York Times as also favoring a flat tax.

"I love a flat tax."

The problem with such a tax, however, is that it is quite regressive, meaning that the poor and Middle Class would end up paying far more than the rich (more on this later).

Sources: Hardball, Daily Caller, New York Times