KINKY FRIEDMAN -- "WHY THE HELL NOT?"

Why the Hell not, indeed.

I cannot say for certainty that I will vote for Kinky Friedman to be the next Governor of the Lone Star State, but I wholeheartedly welcome him into the race.

Current Governor Rick Perry was a "Yell Leader" at Texas A&M for Christ sake and his imbecilic administration should have come as no surprise to anyone with an IQ over the average goose-stepping, zit-faced Aggie Kiddie Corps member. Yes, I'm singing "Hullabaloo Kinky Kink..." as I write this.

The other most widely known, declared candidate, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Carole Keeton Strayhorn (the self-proclaimed "one tough Grandma"), presents an interesting alternative. I like her attitude and anything would be better than Ricky-roo. But, according to The Wit and Wisdom of Kinky, "Politics is the only field where the more experience you have, the worse you get." Amen, brother.

Here are two other quotes by Kinky regarding the current state of affairs regarding today's politicos:

"The professionals gave us the Titanic, amateurs gave us the Ark."
"What the politicians are missing is a sense of humor, a sense of reality and common sense."

Amen and hallelujah.

Kinky has claimed he was "born in a manager, died in the saddle and came back as a horny toad." I truly believe this Montecristo puffing, independent thinking, self-proclaimed "horny toad" will be a breath of fresh air in the upcoming gubernatorial race. Come to think of it, I love that word -- "gubernatorial." In the past, most of these races have mandated the voting public to have to choose between one "guber" vs. another. With Kinky in the running, I think that will change.

Yep, pardners, Texas Independence Day may very well be established on 11.7.2006 (the day after the election).