Why the hell not?
Kinky backs Willie as Texas energy czar (Associated Press)
Independent gubernatorial candidate Kinky Friedman on Friday reiterated his top pick to implement his energy plan that emphasizes renewable sources: Willie Nelson.
Friedman said the country singer/songwriter and benefactor of biodiesel was a natural choice to lead a state energy department or commission, which he wants to create. He also said Nelson "would never have his hand in Texas' pocket."
"My plan is to appoint the best people I can find, get out of the way and let them work ... people whose only agenda is to do the right thing for the people of Texas," Friedman told the Fort Worth Rotary Club. "... I really believe that musicians can better run this state than politicians."
I know plenty of smart people who continue to say they are going to vote for an idiot for governor, and seem to take pride in that fact (yeah yeah, insert joke about WHICH idiot here). Seemingly nothing Friedman does or says will dissuade them, so this probably won't either.
It is something I don't pretend to understand, even as disgusted as I am with some of our fine elected officials in Texas.
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 08/20/06 21:22 | Texas | Technorati
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Is willie eligible for such a position? Isn't he a convicted felon...tax evasion, possession of narcotics, or am I wrong about that?
Posted by Tom O-Malley @ 14:47 on 08/23/06
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