How lucky can Perry get?

First it was atheists suing to keep him from promoting a prayer breakfast, and now:

America’s trial lawyers are getting ready to make the case against one of their biggest targets in years: Texas Gov. Rick Perry.

Among litigators, there is no presidential candidate who inspires the same level of hatred — and fear — as Perry, an avowed opponent of the plaintiffs’ bar who has presided over several rounds of tort reform as governor.

And if Perry ends up as the Republican nominee for president, deep-pocketed trial lawyers intend to play a central role in the campaign to defeat him.

Okay, so it’s never good to have super-rich adversaries working against you. On the other hand, national-level candidates can never, ever avoid having super-rich adversaries working against them. So if you’ve got to have them, at least have the right ones.

And for a Republican candidate in a crowded field, trial attorneys are exactly the right enemies to have.

Which begs the question: why would the trial attorneys release this information now? Do they want Perry to win?

Memeorandum.