One of the most popular indoor sports in this town requires no physical training. Any number of folks can play and generally nobody gets injured although at times playing the game has damaged some political careers. We’re talking about the “who is running for what office? or if you prefer it’s the “speculation game.” The capitol press corps is required to play for obvious reasons but everyone else can join in just for the fun of it.
The one story for years that had lots of cache was whether the sitting governor would run for president. And when she composed a book just around election time, the speculation meter was off the charts. (She’s not btw...subject to change.).
Her second in command Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II has been the object of much speculation. When the governor announced she was not going to endorse anybody running to replace her, the speculators broadly suggested the L.G. run for Secretary of State since everybody knows four other partners with the sitting governor before him ran for governor and failed miserably. He refused to listen to the suggestions and now, of course, he is running for...what else? Secretary of State.
