I have always wondered what kept KBH in the primary.  If you would have asked me in December of 2009 whether or not she would actually file and see the debacle through, I would have told you “probably not…the race is over, she would need a miracle, and she knows it.”

I wouldn’t have bet the farm on such a statement, but I did not see any scenario where KBH could accomplish anything but a long fall from grace.  When she continued her ill-fated journey, I could only guess at why she chose to persist:

• A staff that lies to her and tells her she can win so that they are still on a payroll?
• An obligation to invested donors?
• A roll-out of fantastic Senate maneuvers that would vanquish Obama and his Congressional Democrats?
• A secret weapon of information that would doom Perry?
• Any combination of severe delusion, arrogance, and pride?

The theories were only as far-fetched as the belief that she could win, and I think Senator Hutchison has finally given us an answer. 

She is delusional enough to think that she could win another term if she were so kind as to allow Texans her presence for another six years.  She is delusional enough to think that she has any measurable support from the Tea Party folks.  She is arrogant enough to say that “there are people who think I fought too hard for Texas in spending areas” when they have had their fill of her (and others’) big-spending.

In explaining herself and her loss in the primary, she made a mistake.  She gave credence to blogs, saying

“I read the blogs and it’s sort of depressing.”

Why empower people like me by insinuating that we have any sort of credibility or clout when it comes to elected officials?  It makes us produce more content with even harsher words for those we talk about.  KBH has admitted that she reads blogs.  In a time when most state and federal offices still print morning clips from major daily newspapers, this admission suggests that she takes extra time out of her day to peruse obscure blogs and that the only thing she heard about online is that she’s a liberal who should garner no votes in a contest versus Perry.