Due to complex eligibility requirements, I can't really engage in the run for governor of California, because at 16, I'm not old enough, because I don't quite have $3,500 for the filing fee (although the 65 signatures to get me on the ballot wouldn't have been too difficult), and because there's a good chance I may not be around during this time frame, owing to my planned Don't Tread on Me tour of the New England states.

But at the same time, I can't sit idly by and watch an event that has never before occurred in California -- the recall of the governor -- (despite the law being on the books since 1911) without taking at least more of a passing interest. (For more on where it all stands, try the news on Yahoo!)

So, let's find ourselves a candidate. Someone who understands, who's not one of the eight (and counting) who've got the deep pockets and hidden political agendas, who doesn't have a current or washed-up acting career, and heck, let's go all out and throw in the requirement that they know how to write beyond a seventh-grade level. That pretty much brings the field down to just a few, and upon reviewing the platforms of that select crowd, I can truly only endorse one candidate - and we have Bridget for Governor, whom you are encouraged to write-in as your choice for governor, should Gov. Gray Davis be voted out during the October 7 election.

And, Bridget is the only gubernatorial candidate who's come out and said, honestly, that she has never hunted, eaten, or abused any ducks. You must then ask yourself, is there truly any other qualified individual for the top job in California?