tomorrow, rig perry would have been in the republican presidential race for a week. and some are worried about having him on top of the ticket in 2012. you can't be calling bernanke a traitor and you can't be questioning whether or not barack loves america. new hampshire congressman charles bass said intimating -- not going to create more confidence in voters about you. and from a guy in charge of rounding up republican votes in the house, illinois congressman pete roskam, that's not something you want to lead with if you want republicans to come your way. editor and chief of -- jennifer palm merry is a former white house press secretary, now president of the center for american progress action fund