Austin Political Report

Re-Elect U.S. Senator David Dewhurst in 2010?

Today is William Shakespeare’s birthday, which brings us to the topic du jour — Gov. Rick Perry and his announcement last week that he will seek another term in two years. His announcement may have failed to convince even as many Texans as voted for him last time (39 percent), but that hasn’t stopped him from doing what he does best — making sure people (including us) are talking about him, especially during a slow news month.

This morning, veteran newsman Gary Scharrer reports that Perry told a group of San Antonio lawmakers that AT&T honcho John Montford might be an apt replacement for UT Chancellor now that Mark Yudof is California-bound. And Capitol Annex reacted by noting that super Aggie Perry may just be trying the clear the field, given that Montford has mentioned his own name as a possible Caesar to Perry’s Lear.

Meanwhile, Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison continues to play Hamlet about her own gubernatorial plans.

What’s next? Sen. Hutchison resigns her current post, triggering another opportunity for Perry to clear the field by appointing Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst to the U.S. Senate so that Texas’ very own modern-day Henry VIII can then run as an incumbent in the next election.

Posted on April 23, 2008 – 10:09 am by APR