Ted Nugent is again talking about running for governor of Michigan.

"That would be beautiful," Nugent said when asked if he would run for governor of Michigan in 2010. "I have threatened to do so and I was sincere."

Some of Nugent's antics make even Schwarzenegger's past outspokenness appear measured by comparison.

"Michigan was once a great state. Michigan was a state that rewarded the entrepreneur and the most productive, work-ethic families of the state. Now the pimps and the whores and the welfare brats are basically the state's babies."

This isn't the first time he's talked about this. Back in 2005, there was some talk, but no action. So don't hold your breath, or get too excited if you're a Nugent fan. But I have to admit, with one-liners like that, his candidacy would surely get the 2010 MI governor's race a whole lot of media attention.

And don't count it completely out. Since Granholm won in 2006 over Amway bigwig Dick Devos (yes, that Amway), Michigan is continuing on its path of a one-state recession. If this continues on until 2010, Michigan will be ready for someone else, anyone else. Ted Nugent would immediately have a lot of cache with the gun owner population and the Generation X Michigan kids who grew up listening to his music. If he put together enough serious policies that wouldn't scare people off, he would be a serious threat, and be fun to watch.