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Let Lyne, Smith try to spell their way to Austin

I once chatted with Kay Bailey Hutchinson and Trent Lott in the Cotton Bowl press box.
I rode in an elevator with George W. Bush at the Ballpark in Arlington.

But since my wife and I have not yet crashed a White House shindig, I have never spent any real quality time around political big shots.
The closest I came was at this year's Adult Literacy Council spelling bee.

The team on my left included Lanham Lyne, Michael Smith and Glenn Barham.
Since my friend Lanham had already announced that he was stepping down as mayor to seek bigger things in Austin, I questioned Smith and Barham about who would run for mayor.
They were courteous but rather cold. And I did not get a real answer.
So I figured both of them would be running.

Then I pick up the paper today and see where Smith is instead going to run against Lanham for the seat in the Texas House of Representatives that David Farabee is giving up.

I think all three of these men have served Hooterville Falls well.
If Barnam decides to run for mayor, he will probably get my vote.
Lyne vs. Smith, however, would be a tough one for me.
Lanham, in my opinion, has been one of the best mayors we have ever had.
The only thing he has going against him getting my vote is the "R" beside his name.
I lump Republicans in with Bush and Limbaugh. Swift boats and Iraq. Sean Hannity.and Ann Coulter.
Not big fans of any of them.

Smith has a "D" next to his name. Much, much better.
Plus, he was a good educator, which can mean a lot in the job he is seeking.

I would be proud to have any of these three men represent me.
But it looks like we can now only have two.
The Lyne-Smith loser will be out of the loop.

So instead of having some mud-slinging, D vs. R election, why not settle this thing right here and now? The winner goes to Austin. The loser gets to keep serving in the position he now holds.
And we can all be friends.

So how do we do that?
How about a two-man spelling bee?

OK, bad idea.
I sat right next to them. I saw these guys spell.
They might both lose.

Posted by Nick Gholson at 7:58 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)