September 16, 2006

  • An internet acquaintance in Florida asked me about Kinky Friedman....how serious is his candidacy, and is there a chance he might actually win?

    In truth, this year's gubernatorial race is so dull as to make you squint.  There's the incumbent, Rick Perry, who has to have been the most ignored governor Texas has ever had....the press rarely mentions him; some Democrat or other I've never heard of and can't remember; the current Comptroller, Carolyn Keeton Rylander Strayhorn (try to fit that on a campaign button!), who's actually a Republican like Perry but is running against him as an independent (and has the temerity to run ads attempting to portray herself as an outsider, for crying out loud); and a writer of mysteries, Kinky Friedman (common bumper sticker:  Kinky for Governor/Why the h*ll not?).

    The proliferation of Kinky for Governor bumper stickers aside, ISTM the only way he'd actually be elected is if enough Texans show up at the polls and vote for him as a lark.

    You know, like happened with the ex-wrestler up north somewhere a few years ago.