Well, ESPN analyst and sports personality Craig James has decided to run for the United States Senate and reportedly will file his paperwork on Thursday, December 15th, just 82 days prior to the scheduled Republican Primary.
This is the same Craig James that was allegedly paid to play college ball at SMU (which is unproven, so far) and whose off the field antics with his teammates helped lead to a poisonous college locker room environment and macho mentality that ultimately destroyed the SMU fooball program.
James, of late, was involved in the Texas Tech football program where he turned into a whiny, titty baby Daddy and got a football coach fired and drove another successful football program to mediocrity. Note to James Campaign: It would be unwise to campaign on the South Plains.
Why would this Sports TV himbo decide to jump into a major statewide political campaign on such short notice? Word has it that North Texas Political Consultant Kevin Brannon has gotten his hooks into James' mushy brain and lack of judgment. Texas Politicos may remember Brannon of TRM-PAC fame when his computer got seized and a bunch of people later got indicted, including former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay.
Brannon was also the guy you "had to hire" to "lobby" State Representative Phil King when King served as Chairman of the House Regulated Industries Committee in Austin. Seems King was a Brannon client. How cozy. See Play to Play and Chrony Capitalism.
Let's not forget that Brannon turned State Representative Ken Paxton's suicide race for Speaker into a living hell for Members of the Texas House. I doubt that very few Republican House Members beyond the "Mentallly Challenged" Caucus will be signing up to help the Craig James Campaign.
Craig James was reportedly a legend on the road when he was in the NFL. I'm referring to his off the field skills - which got their masters degree at SMU. James may well have gotten his PhD in that department playing pro ball. In fact, it's that legendary reputation we decided to name this blog after.
It will be fun to see if James goes after new "road stories" in politics to put more knotches in his bed...er, I mean add to his scrapbook. But for now we'll be here to watch from the cheap seats and see how Craig James can convince Texans that having worn a a jock strap qualifies you to solve the national debt.
