Bush pal eyes Perry challenge

[Freddie Stubbs]

By CLAY ROBISON
Copyright 2004 Houston Chronicle Austin Bureau

AUSTIN -- Secretary of Commerce Don Evans, a former Texas oilman and longtime friend of President Bush, is being encouraged to return home and run for governor, a Republican insider said Monday.

The source, a longtime political player in Austin and Washington, said Evans hasn't dismissed the idea but doesn't plan to seriously consider it until after the November presidential election.

Evans was out of the country Monday. But Ron Bonjean, a Commerce Department spokesman, said Evans isn't planning to run for governor.

"Secretary Evans is 100 percent committed to serving President Bush as secretary of commerce," Bonjean said. But he couldn't confirm or deny whether Evans has been asked to consider a gubernatorial race.

more: http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/metropolitan/2651681

[NoPasaran]

1. Sounds like the buzzards are circling

for Governor Goodhair.

[sonias]

2. I don't mind a collection of buzzards

Hopefully the infighting will continue to the point they implode and we come in with a great candidate and steal it away from them.

Sonia

[salonghorn70]

4. Can We Find A Great Candidate?

Well, sonias, I hope you are right about our having a great candidate. I just don't see any on the horizon right now with the kind of gravitas that will be needed. I do think Sharp is still interested in higher office. Just not sure which one.

[GOPisEvil]

3. How bad can things get for Goodhair?

An incumbent with maybe 3 challengers? Bwahahahahaha!!!

I keep telling y'all that the Democrats can make noise in the 2005 Leg. session. The Republicans are all going to be fractionalized in different camps, and we'll be the swing votes.