Gov Recalls He Forgot, In Damage Control

Texas Gov. Rick Perry's enormous memory lapse at Wednesday's debate put his campaign in immediate damage-control mode. But not even the candidate--who was unable to recall the third federal agency he would eliminate if he were elected president--is shying away from poking fun at himself for the mistake.

At the CNBC Republican presidential debate, Perry stole the show when he tried to name the three agencies he would close, but could only come up with two. It was a 53-second made-for-YouTube mistake that some say could sink his campaign.

But at least in front of the curtain of Perry's campaign, it's all laughs. On Twitter, Perry joked that he "stepped in it" at the debate...More