My Governor is a Jewish Cowboy? Kinky!

Down here in the Great State of Texas, we are having what promises to be a jim-dandy race for gubenatorial bragging rights. There are the squabbling Republicans, a Delay-displaced Democrat, and one cigar-smoking, novel-writing, freedom-loving, (reportedly trashcan-living), ambassador of Judaism whose campaign slogan is "Why the Hell Not?" That would be the Kinkster himself. And he's running as an independent, as if we couldn't have seen that coming.

Despite some general goofiness, the Kinkster actually has some pretty decent views on where the state is and where it needs to be. The problem is that he's got an uphill battle even to get on the ticket come voting time. He has to collect 45,000+ signatures in about eight weeks, the catch being that none of the signatories may have voted in the primaries. Thus has spawned a new pledge for supporters: "I'm saving myself for Kinky."

If nothing else, his candidacy has been worth it for the campaigning. His Kinkytoon (in JibJab fashion) is fantastic. He makes his case for candidacy admirably...and despite firework-spouting menorahs, stereotypical politicians proclaiming that "Jesus es grande," and the cheerleader that will live in infamy, you can tell he's actually serious about this campaign thing. He has abandoned his campaign promise from an ill-fated run for Kerr County JP many moons ago (that he would keep Kerrville out of war with Fredericksburg) - now he's thinking on a bigger scale.

Scary as this seems, I just may vote for him. After all, why the hell not?