What Huntsman Gets that Romney Doesn’t

It’s a rainy Sunday afternoon and I find my husband in bed with a towel on his forehead and a key stuck in his mouth. I start to laugh, but am shushed by my daughter who solemnly informs me:

“Daddy is not well. I’m taking his temature. I’m the doctor.”

Ordinarily I would take the…

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This is the Rick Perry zinger:

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