Yes, Governor Rick Perry [R-Trigger Happy] shot a coyote yesterday.  It’s Texas.  It’s what you do on a Tuesday afternoon.

What we don’t understand: Why does Perry jog with a pistol?

Perry (R) told the Associated Press on Tuesday that he needed just one shot from the laser-sighted pistol he sometimes carries while jogging to take down a coyote that menaced his puppy during a February run near Austin.

Apparently the sawed-off shotgun didn’t fit in his running shorts.