I'm going to have to stop reading the Dallas Morning News if they're going to depress me with this kind of news. They are reporting that Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison is still considering a run for the governor's office in 2010.
Hasn't she done a bad enough job in the U.S. Senate? Does she really have to come home and devote all her energies to screwing up our state? I was hoping we could catch a break after Perry's disastrous regime.
The ultra-right wing senator (and that's what she is) was meeting Wednesday at a meeting of Texas chapters of Associated Builders and Contractors, when they asked her what it would take to get her in the race for president (these guys are obviously not very bright).
She quickly replied, "Nothing" but then said, "I might come home to Texas and run for governor".
The bad part is that even though she's done a very poor job as a senator, she's still popular with a lot of Texas voters. There's a very real chance she could actually get elected. Just the thought of following 8 years of Perry with 4 years of Hutchison makes me ill.
Excuse me while I throw up.
She is too old.
ReplyDeleteThe late Molly Ivins used to point out that Gov. of Texas is one of the weakest Govs. in the nation. Lyle Lovett points out that the higher the hair, the closer to God. And after George W. Bush and Rick Perry, anything is a step up (and a step towards the Almighty).
ReplyDeleteAssuming a Republican can still win (even in Texas) next round, and we're gonna be stuck with a bozo, better Kay in Austin than in Washington where she might do real damage.