Craig Crawford, CQ Weekly's resident politico, takes a look at Democrats' chances in 2008 and surmises that the party should turn to a southern Governor.

That’s when I heard something really different, for real — the Democratic governor of North Carolina doing a dead-on impression of Hank Hill. I was on the telephone with Gov. Michael F. Easley, discussing the president’s recent trip to North Carolina to deliver his nationally televised address about Iraq. In a lighter moment, the conversation turned to our favorite prime time cartoon, “King of the Hill,” and in a flash Easley burst into the voice of the lead character, a suburban everyman from Texas who has a typically awkward relationship with his son, Bobby.

“Just remember, Bobby, I’m so proud of you,” Easley said, in a near-perfect rendition of Hank Hill’s soft drawl. “If you weren’t my son, I’d hug you.”

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I’ve talked to lots of Democrats who secretly wish Rove was a Democrat — even while they insult him in public. But you don’t have to catch a mind-altering ear infection to guess what he might do as a Democrat. Considering the horse Rove rode to Washington, he might just advise Democrats to take a hard look at this Southern governor with a common touch and a sense of humor.

This is not the first time we've heard about this "King of the Hill" Democrat, and I'd imagine it's not the last time we'll hear about him either.