It's a bird...! it's a plane....! it's... Bill Scranton!
By Jim Dallas
A friend tips me off to the re-emergence of William Scranton III as a contender in Pennsylvania politics -- and the inevitable discussion of transcendantal meditation and yogic flying sure to follow.
Look America, the Maharishi's only two contributions to Western civilization are getting the Beatles weird enough for them to cut the White Album; and getting Scranton weird enough to let Bob Casey beat him. Either way, it's weird, and getting weirder.
At any rate, a Pennsylvania GOP gubernatorial primary matchup pairing Scranton versus former Steeler Lynn Swann could be the most entertaining race of 2006. That isn't to say that Gov. Ed Rendell will cruise to re-election - far from it, either Scranton or Swann (or any other of the possibilities) could be credible. Nonetheless, there's always a race or two each cycle which generates funny stories, and a celebrity-driven race like this one (if it emerges) could be quite a hoot.
Posted by Jim Dallas at August 1, 2005 03:16 PM
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No trashing Lynn Swann, however. I'm a huge fan of Lynn Swann--the man showered with Terry Bradshaw for goodness sake, so he's paid his debt to society. I'd never vote for him, but he remains a childhood hero to me.
