No Kay Blog

San Antonio's MySA.com has a full-on Kay Bailey Hutchison love fest article up, Republicans glad Hutchison is atop ticket. If you can stomach it to the end, you'll find some interesting non-answers from Kay on her future political career. It's a different story than her recent insistence that this third term would be her last (emphasis added):

After settling in for the short drive to the Marriott Rivercenter, Hutchison talked about her future after Nov. 7, if she wins.

Hutchison said her third term almost certainly will be her last.

"I'm not taking a firm position," she said, "but I don't think (seeking a fourth term) is in the cards."

Allow me to translate - "I realize now that I really put my foot in it 12 years ago by being so blunt about term limits. No time like the present to start sowing the seeds for Hutchison in 2012! Also, better leave some wiggle room in case the White House '08 people call."

In the meantime, Radnofsky has taken Hutchison to task for running this time, noting that in 1994 she said she'd serve no more than two terms.

Hutchison said Sen. Phil Gramm's retirement in 2002 changed her plans.

"A lot of the reason is we had a new senator and I wanted Texas to be a strong position with one senior person," Hutchison said. "And if things go as I think they will, Texas will have Sen. (John) Cornyn and have a strong, more senior person, and be in good shape."

I'm not sure what to make of that last statement. Does she just mean Cornyn will be "more senior" by then? Or if "things go as she thinks they will", will Texas have Cornyn and some other "strong, more senior person"?!