His Kid Is A Great Campaign Manager
Could ESPN football analyst Craig James make a decent U.S. Senator? He's certainly not ruling out the possibility.
In an interview with WFAA-TV in Dallas, James said he would not rule out a bid for Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison's (R) seat if she resigns early, as she has said she would. James would run as a GOPer and describes himself as a conservative.
"I want to be more public in my appearances and be out there to help give back. I'm a Texan, I'm concerned for our country, I disagree with the approach that we're having, the things that are taking place," James said. "And so, whatever door opens up, I'll look at it if and when it opens up."
"I think Americans today, if you placed us back in 1765, it would be the same scenario," the station quoted James as saying. "We've got the American revolution taking place again."
James, who starred as a running back at SMU in college, will keynote a TX Public Policy Foundation lunch in Austin next week. Gov. Rick Perry (R) and Sen./NRSC chair John Cornyn (R) will also be on hand.
James played a key role in the firing of Texas Tech football coach Mike Leach, who allegedly locked James' son, Texas Tech WR Adam James, in an equipment shed after he was diagnosed with a concussion. Leach was fired just before the new year.
One DC-based PR executive pointed the interview out to Hotline OnCall and snarked: "I'm sure his son would be the best campaign manager ever."