In 24 days the race for
Texas Governor will be over. Hopefully we will have a new governor in the Capitol. The race is between incumbent Rick Perry, Democrat Chis Bell, Libertarian James Werner, and independents Carole Keeton Strayhorn and
Kinky Friedman.
Rick Perry has been in office since G. W. Bush stepped down to pursue the Presidency. In all that time, he hasn't done anything for Texas. That and a couple of off-handed remarks have led me toward the realization that Perry needs to go.
Chris Bell lost his seat in Congress after redistricting. He voted against border security and for higher taxes.
"Grandma" Strayhorn has been in politics for thirty years and has gone from being a Democrat to a Republican to an independent. She's a fair weather politician and more closely tied to Perry than she wants you to know.
James Werner is non-existent. He was not invited to the only debate because he doesn't have the poll numbers.
That leaves us with
Kinky Friedman. I feel that Kinky could do the job that Texas needs because he's not a politician. Bell recently asked him to drop out of the race. He's not "PC" and knows that sometimes you have to offend people to get things done. He's recently been "thrown" under the bus for things he said 26 years ago.
Politics is a low down, scum sucking business. But Kinky has the vision to take Texas to the next level. He wants to legalize gambling. This makes sense because Texas money is leaving the state by way of Oklahoma, Louisiana and Las Vegas. Why not keep that money here and funnel it into education?
He was blasted for calling Katrina victims still in Houston "crackheads and thugs". Again, not "PC". However, the crime rate spike in Houston is directly related to those evacuees. Kinky's not afraid to speak the truth and sometimes the truth hurts.
He is for getting rid of the TAKS testing in our schools. Something Perry is for keeping. Our students aren't learning what they need to because the teachers are teaching them what is on the tests.
Kinky makes the most sense to me and could take Texas farther up the education ladder. However, this state, like the rest of the country, believes in being "PC" and against profiling. Because of that I feel it's unlikely that Kinky will win the vote. And with Perry at 35% in the polls and the remaining 65% split between the other three candidates, Perry will probably win. It will be a shame to have a governor that only 1/3 of the state actually wants.
If Kinky can't sit in the Capitol, I'd like to see Bell in there. He had some good points in the debate.
GO KINKY !
And That's What I Think.
