Perry Speaks Out Against Rumors

Talk about delayed response.

For weeks, there have been rumors afloat regarding what was described as the First Lady of Texas' departure from the state residence and supposedly seeking out a divorce lawyer, followed by stranger tales that she may have caught him in flagrante delicto with a male uh.. staff member.

Perry finally calls the Austin American-Statesman and agrees to an interview, but he puts everything off on the Democratic party chair in Texas. His wife, notably, declines to comment.

True or not, it's unfortunate that these rumors abound where his children could learn about them. But a) Perry has engaged in some truly evil stuff over the years and b) there has been something in the way Mr. and Mrs. Perry have handled the matter which seemed to just add fuel to the fire. Perry's been around in politics and life long enough to know about part b above. So why did they do it?

Even the denial seems.. I dunno... off. In some ways, it came off in a way that made me wonder if Perry wouldn't have been better off continuing to say nothing on the matter.