Kinky mulling over another run for governor

Kinky Friedman, who ran as an independent for governor three years ago, finishing fourth, is considering running again, this time as a Democrat, according to this article by W. Gardner Selby, found on an Austin American-Statesman political blog. Friedman told Selby he'll decide by the end of the month whether he'll form an expoloratory committee, which would allow him to begin fund raising for a Democratic primary battle that, so far, features one other announced candidate, former ambassador and George W. Bush cronie Tom Schieffer of Fort Worth.

Selby wrote this about the platform Friedman would run on:

"He envisions a “no-kill” Texas with executions banned. He vows to give every schoolteacher a $3,000 raise the day he takes office. He said he’d seek to repeal the revamped business franchise tax, perhaps replacing it with a state personal income tax or the legalization of casino gaming."