The Kinkster

The Austin Chronicle: News: Here Comes the Guv: [Kinky] Friedman is determined to get his name on the ballot and to win the race for governor. He and his supporters are fed up with the "business as usual," he says, which has done nothing but tarnish the Lone Star State, destroy Texas' sense of pride, and increase voter apathy and distrust of government. As evidence, he ticks off a list of shameful rankings: first among the states in dropouts and in executions, last in education and in the percentage of people with health insurance – and that's only the beginning of the list. In short, Friedman says, "the soul of Texas is riding on this [election]." Kinky Friedman, or, as he'd have it, The Guv, is determined to save it from the abyss.

The link goes to a long article from which I've extracted a one-paragraph sample. I'm still trying to make up my mind about the governor's race. I can't think of a single good thing to say about Rick Perry, our current Guv (except that he has good hair), so even as weird as it seems, the Kinkster's candidacy has a certain appeal to me. I hope he'll at least manage to get on the ballot. If he does, there's no question that he'll make the race the most interesting one in Texas in a long time.