More Than An "Oops" Really

His flame-out notwithstanding, Rick Perry has it exactly right.  Although I prefer "brain fart".  Oops is when you knock over a beverage.  Brain fart cannot be written off as a muscle spasm or not looking or being distracted.  Brain fart is a profound, albeit temporary, loss of all cognition, judgement and discernment with more than trivial consequences.