The lieutenant governor's race will probably be one of those dirty, piddly little affairs that would be best contested through the use of fists. "Big Luther Versus Little Jim" has a nice ring to it.
Anyway, in Strange's victory speech last night, he showed a remarkable talent for finding the non sequitur and for milking it completely dry, noting that when he wins in November, he will be the tallest candidate ever to hold office in Alabama.
At 6 foot 9.
Which is a whole inch taller than the previous person.
Who was Jim Folsom.
Big Jim Folsom.
Who was 6 foot 8.
Which is shorter.
It could have been a funny little throw-away line, but I have a feeling the inaptness of the way it was delivered might come back to haunt him the way Kedward's "we have better hair" line was used to make them look vacuous and concerned only with appearances. Also, he might as well not make too much out of wanting to be the first Republican lieutenant governor to serve under a Republican governor in state history--it's another issue that is little more than an answer to a trivia quiz. The traditional power of the lieutenant governor was stripped away by the Legislature when Don Siegelman vacated the office and Republican Steve Windom took over, and it is unlikely that power, once removed, would be returned for a Republican--OR a Democrat, for that matter.
Anyway, it should be interesting.
Posted by Terry Oglesby at July 19, 2006 09:04 AMHeh--nah, they probably would want to stay away from there and from Littleville (Colbert County), but they might want to plan a swing by Hytop (Jackson Co.) or Hightogy (Lamar Co.)!
Posted by: Terry Oglesby at July 19, 2006 11:09 AMI keep a state highway map in my desk drawer for just such occasions.
Posted by: Terry Oglesby at July 20, 2006 10:30 AM