Romney=Kerry; Perry=Dean? - Joe Klein

http://swampland.time.com/2011/09/01/romneykerry-perrydean/

At some point Perry's bombast on Social Security is going to cause him to falter. Not a little, a lot. At the debate next week it will be interesting to see how he attempts to slip punches on the subject, as I guarantee a large swath of voters in his corner are unaware of his politically extreme views on the subject. He can and will deliver platitudes and nonsense on other subjects, but on entitlements he had better have at least four or five good responses. He delivered a lot of bile in his book and one excuse is going to wear thin before February, when the Iowa primary is.

Joe Klein is right. Perry may flame out before Christmas. If he does, the debates will be where it happens.