I have two things to say about this.
Former SMU football star and ESPN Analyst Craig James has made news recently regarding his role with his son and former Texas Tech Football Coach Mike Leach. But James could be making news this year in politics, too.
His name is being tossed around as a possible candidate to run for Kay Bailey Hutchison’s seat when she resigns.
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James has been making the rounds meeting prominent Texas Republicans and donors raising his political profile, and he said he would not rule out running for the Hutchison seat.
1. I’m pretty sure that the line for KBH successor hopefuls, which surely includes a number of frustrated-to-be-still-stuck-in-the-same-office incumbents currently running for re-election, starts somewhere in front of where Craig James is now standing. And that’s before we consider the possibility, however unlikely, that she will keep her word and resign after the primary, thus allowing a Chosen One to be elevated in the next few months.
2. That said, if he does decide to run at some point and he makes his campaign announcement by declaring “I’m Craig James, bitch!”, I’d have to give serious thought to supporting him.
UPDATE: Burka brings up the SMU football scandals of the 1980s. That’s long enough ago that I don’t think it would be of interest to many people, but it is the sort of thing that James would get asked about.
KBH is not going to quit after Perry stomps her in March so all of these people trying to position for her seat are wasting their time
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