I’ve received a last minute invitation to ride on the Texas Tea Party / Dan Patrick float in the St. Patrick’s Day parade along FM 1960… if you are in the crowd, be sure to shout "MORE COWBELL" and I’ll throw you some beads. Jeez, the guy gets 69% and they’re already calling him a "Saint" up here…

UPDATED– General impressions…

1. The Saint Patrick’s Day Spirit was well in evidence among Wolfies’ professional, well-groomed staff.
2. Best Moment: The African-American woman who upon spotting Dan’s sign, proceeded to give our entire float "The Evil Eye"– an act that involved twisting one hand into a claw, aggressively squinting, and emitting a loud, guttural "hissing" sound. Abso-freaking-lutely priceless.
3. I challenge any of you to look at a fat little girl with her arms outstretched, jumping up and down, and not throw her some beads.
4. Riding in a parade is fun… for 45 minutes.
5. Judging from the number of people screaming "Dude, I voted for you! Throw me some beads, Man!", I’d guess that nearly half of Dan’s Republican primary vote consisted of drunk day laborers of questionable legality, in additon to thousands of Katrina evacuees who have settled in Champions Forest.