What do former Congressman Chris Bell and I have in common? We're both tall? We both don't like Rick Perry much? C'mon, you're not thinking!

Here's a clue in the form of his congressional biography:

BELL, Chris, a Representative from Texas; born in Texas, November 23, 1959; B.J., University of Texas, Austin, Tex., 1982; J.D., South Texas University*, Houston, Tex., 1992; journalist; lawyer, private practice; member, Houston, Tex., city council, 1997-2001; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Eighth Congress (January 3, 2003-January 3, 2005); unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 2004.

The answer, obviously, is that neither of us has tried a single case as a prosecutor in Harris County!

This little detail hasn't stopped some from salivating over the prospect of Bell running for Harris County District Attorney. Bell would be great cause... well... DA Rosenthal sucks. As it happens, I agree with their assessment of Rosenthal. I've voted against him in every primary and general election that I could. But come on... Chris Bell? Being a good guy or even a good councilman and congressman (if you consider him thus) does not qualify one to be the boss of a bunch of attorneys that have... you know... actually prosecuted cases.

Fortunately Bell has stated unequivocably that he is not going to seek the DA post.

* - There is no South Texas University. Presumably they meant South Texas College of Law, which is not affiliated with any four-year institute of higher learning.