Is he bored?

I forgot to mention in my last post, that Sen. Allen did address the question of his soi-disant "boredom." Earlier this week it was reported

Call this one the "All aboard, I'm bored" U.S. Senate campaign. George Allen formally got his re-election campaign under way this week with a three-day swing around ol' Virginny.

Allen wants another six-year term, oh yes, but the duties ... well, let's just say ennui has taken its toll. Service in the Senate is rather "slow," Allen says.

As he was speaking to the reporters just before I left, I overheard the Senator address this charge. I wasn't taking notes, so I cannot quote him precisely, but his response to the reporter's inquiry was basically, "I'm sick and tired of the inertia of Congress. I want to break up the log-jam and get things moving. Let's get things done!"

I do not know the original context of his statements in the linked news story, so I do not know how much "backpedaling" the left will claim he's doing. Nevertheless, as I said, he came across as enthusiastic for his job and the campaign ahead of him.

But, no, he didn't - exactly - say "No, I'm not going to run for President," either. Hey, I'd keep my options open at this point, too, if I were him!

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