I have this joke I tell my conservative friends. The last time a Democrat took the Oval Office, an obscure, well-spoken governor beat a Bush. So Howard Dean can win if he fucks Gennifer Flowers and Perot runs as an independent.

Ha, ha, ha, right? According to this Salon article (day-pass required), half of that joke might actually come true. Perot hates the Republicans, we know that, but his big-business acumen doesn't appeal to Democrats. I doubt Perot will be as big of a factor in 2004 as he was in 1992, but he can't make things any worse for those of us ready for our own regime change.