Rick Perry had joined the pack of Republicans running for president less than 24 hours before a pundit was analyzing his ... eyeglasses. Scott Greer of the Daily Caller pontificated on the fact that the former Texas governor "now wears glasses ... all the time." Greer speculates Perry is trying to transform himself into a "knowledgeable policy wonk."

Ex-Republican Lincoln Chafee, who turned independent as governor of Rhode Island, became enamored with the metric system while living in Canada and thinks the U.S. should adopt it. Now he's running for president as a Democrat. Maybe he's hoping the votes will be counted in Roman numerals.

Hark! There's a sign of progress in the Obama administration. The White House announced a new inspector general has been named for the Department of Interior. The watchdog post has gone vacant for 2,291 days.