Rick Perry vs. Kay Bailey: The Primary of Doom

Since I won't be voting in either the Democratic or Republican primaries to reserve my vote for the Kinkster, I'll say Kay....rather have the Cheerleading Pi-Phi over the Hair-Do coat-tailer.

 

If I had to choose. I'd choose Kay, even though I won't be voting in the primary. Hairboy has already proven his ineptitude, as well as the fact that he is a crappy drummer.

 

No question about it. The best part was that his drumkit was clearly not miked at all!

 

I vote for Rick Perry because of the way he used to shoot free throws.

Gotta love the granny shot!

 

Chris Bell is running for governor?

 

Thats the word from Texas Monthly...he has about as much chance to win the Govenor's house as I have of playing for the Rockets next year

 

I'll take that one step further. The day Chris Bell becomes governor is the day I become Pope.

BTW, I am Muslim

 

I'll be voting for Kinky.

**** Rick Perry. I wish the sleazebag would get disembowelled in a horrible murder involving his Mexican gardener and a Weed Whacker. That man is one of the most vile pieces of human excrement to ever wear an expensive suit and pose for office.

 

I'm all for Kinky....

That being said, I'd go with Kay.

This brings up something though. I live overseas and changed my "official" address to Houston (grandparents) when I left LA. I'm still registered to vote in California. Is it possible for me to register to vote in Texas without having to go and do it in person?

 

KBH, Lesser of 2 evils.

 

Hutchison won't run for Texas governor

AUSTIN, Texas — U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison announced Friday that she will run for a third Senate term, ending months of speculation that she would challenge Texas Gov. Rick Perry for the Republican nomination in 2006.

An e-mail distributed by Hutchison's campaign said she would make the formal announcement on June 27, when she would provide details on her decision and "why she believes it is in the best interest of Texas."

Hutchison had long been considered a likely challenger to Perry, who is seeking his second full term. He became governor in 2000, after George W. Bush resigned to become president. He was elected to a full four-year term in 2002.

"Sen. Hutchison has been a true champion for Texas in Washington, D.C., fighting for the interests of our state," Perry said. "Her decision to seek reelection is great news for Texas, and will help grow our Republican majority with her strong presence at the top of our ticket."

Perry may yet draw a challenger. State Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn has scheduled a public rally at the Capitol Saturday, when she's expected to announce her campaign for governor.

Strayhorn spokesman Mark Sanders said the comptroller respects Hutchison's work and her decision.

Hutchison spoke at two events earlier in the day in suburban Dallas, and only would say she was near a decision.

When asked about the prospects of a nasty three-way GOP primary campaign, she said: "Everyone says it would be a terrible race. I certainly am not dissuaded by the scare tactics that are being put out that, 'Oh well, we don't want a terrible race.'"

Perry, a proven rough-and-tumble campaigner who has never lost an election, had urged Hutchison to stay in the Senate, saying a brutal GOP primary in March was "not good for Texans."

Bill Miller, a Republican consultant, said Hutchison may have her eye on a spot on the national GOP ticket in 2008, when Bush's second term expires.

"The next presidential cycle, in all likelihood, the Republican ticket will include a woman and Kay is perfectly positioned to be that person. To run for governor against an incumbent who has never lost an election is a big roll of the dice," Miller said. "Why roll the dice? I think she said, `It's just not worth the risk.'"

The wait for her decision had created much anticipation among Republicans. The GOP currently holds every statewide elected office a Hutchison run for governor was expected to create a shakeup in the Capitol as Republicans jockeyed for new offices.

Hutchison won her second full term in the Senate in 2000 by carrying 65 percent of the vote, and a recent poll put her approval rating at 67 percent. The Scripps Howard Texas Poll had her beating Perry on job performance among Republicans and independents.

http://www.statesman.com/news/content/gen/ap/TX_Governors_Race.html