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Alan says: I am in favor of limiting the governor to two consecutive terms. But blacklisting someone after eight years altogether, regardless of how good or bad they did their job, can needlessly force an effective public official out of public service. Many state governors throughout history have served well over eight years without their constituents regretting it. I would point out that such a system is wholly unworkable in twenty-first century America: we live in the era of the permanent campaign and the 24-hour news cycle. A governor facing re-election every other year would essentially do nothing but fundraise (which is close to what most do anyway even with four-year terms). (November 19th, 2009 at 11:09pm)

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Getting My Goat

I wanted to help my old pal when he became a Katrina evacuee. I really did. But any houseguest who stays for nearly two years is going to drive you crazy (or, in my case, crazier). (September 2007)

Columns | Miscellany

Gomer And Me

You’ll never guess how I came to break bread with TV’s best-loved Marine. (May 2009)

Rhinestone Cowboy

Or how I came to be known as “the man who put the glitter on Loretta Lynn’s titter.” (March 2009)

Poi Dog Pondering

An open letter to the president-elect. (January 2009)

Only the Lonely

How I came to know the hermit of Echo Hill. (November 2008)

What Are The Odds?

My little gambling problem. (September 2008)

The Cable Guy

The match made in hell that is Bill O’Reilly and me. (July 2008)

The Four Questions

How would Jesus answer them? How will you? (May 2008)

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes

Why cigar haters make ashes of themselves. (March 2008)

Reform Follows Function

When I ran for governor, I saw firsthand everything that was wrong with our state’s political system. That’s why I know how to fix it. (November 2007)

Killing Me Softly

Professional suicide times two. (March 2005)

My Pet Project

Even stray cats and dogs need a Gandhi-like figure. (February 2005)

Dome Improvement

How I’ll change life at the Capitol as governor. (Hint: Spaying is involved.) (January 2005)

Keep Gomorrah Weird

A passionate, pointed, and in retrospect, pot-induced defense of Austin. (December 2004)

Zero to Sixty

A dreaded milestone approaches. (November 2004)

Bring Him On

A "conversation" with John Kerry. (October 2004)

Man About Town

Why do I live where I live? To get away from the Peruvian marching powder—and because my door was ajar. (September 2004)

The Wedding Partyer

Do I, Kinky Friedman, take tequila-loving country singer Pat Green to be my friend for life? I do. (August 2004)

Arrivederci, Melanoma

I never thought about saving my skin, until things got as serious as cancer. (July 2004)

Ardor in the Court

Racehorse Haynes is every year's model for what a successful trial lawyer should be. (June 2004)

Let Saigons Be Bygones

Thirty-five years after I refused to let my government send me there, Vietnam is where my kid sister, Marcie, lives. So I finally shipped out. (May 2004)

A Tribute to Me

Why did Willie, Lyle, and other big names pay homage to me by recording my songs? Because I asked them to. You got a problem with that? (February 1999)

My Willie

Willie Nelson and I have been friends for years, so why did I decide only now to make him a character in one of my mystery novels? The plot thickens. (September 1997)

The Love Song of J. Edgar Hoover

Nothing can stop Sheriff Frances Kaiser: not cancer, not grisly murder cases, and certainly not the good old boys of Kerr County. (December 1996)

No Show

Pushing the Limits. (April 2004)

Case Open

Life, death, and Max Soffar. (March 2004)

See Kinky Run

Me for governor, continued. (February 2004)

The Wanderer

My Jerry Jeff Walker. (January 2004)

Hair Today...

My hair apparent. (December 2003)

Unhappily Ever After

Once upon a time, there was a writer— it doesn't matter which writer—with talent to burn. Wanna guess how the story ends? (November 2003)

Lottie's Love

A whole Lottie love. (October 2003)

Jack Was an Ace

Jack Ruby: A killer role model. (September 2003)

Scout's Honor

The toughest cookies I know. (August 2003)

Whistlin' Dixie

I'm mental over the Dixie Chicks. (July 2003)

My Shelf Life

Yes, I am a dip. (June 2003)

Mad Cowboy Disease

Anarchy in the U.K. (May 2003)

Change, Pardners

Free the Hill Country! (April 2003)

Oaf of Office

Kinky Friedman for governor?!? (March 2003)

I Don't

Better dead than wed. (February 2003)

The Hummingbird Man

My life as the Hummingbird Man. (January 2003)

Tangled Up in Bob

Bob Dylan revisited. (December 2002)

Jungle Fever

How I became a wild man from Borneo. (November 2002)

The Houseguest

A sleepover at George and Laura's. (October 2002)

Yesterday Street

My West University Place. (September 2002)

Cliff Hanger

A vacation to die for (almost). (August 2002)

Psycho Paths

The truth—scouts honor—about Charles Whitman. (July 2002)

Blowing Smoke

In praise of old stogies. (June 2002)

It's No Mystery

Five easy ways to plot your life as a writer. (May 2002)

Does Not Compute

Why I won't plug in, boot up, or log on. (April 2002)

Unfair Game

On the trail of Texas' unhappy hunting grounds. (March 2002)

Don Imus Has Heart

In New Mexico—far West Texas to you and me—my old friend the radio jock runs a ranch for kids with cancer, and you thought he was all talk. (February 2002)