Kinder Continues Flawless Rollout of Gubernatorial Campaign

Jerry Berger catches Peter Kinder with a direct trick question.

LT. GOV. PETER KINDER WILL RUN FOR MISSOURI GOV.

Caught off-guard, the columnist asked Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder if he is going to run as the 56th Missouri governor. He exclaimed, “Yes!”  Then, he backtracked with another thought: “Er, I’ll make a decision in six weeks, but don’t write that.”  Ubiquitous Kinder  was among 300 in a stable of mostly elegant and timeless swells at the Memories and Melodies event atop the Chase Hotel to benefit Memory Care Home Solution (MCHS).

No word yet on when Kinder will downplay or disavow knowledge of his unambiguous response to a direct question.  Last December, Berger wrote that "he'll run for governor."  A few months later, Kinder told College Republicans at a DC restaurant that he was running for governor, and then tried to pretend that he hadn't.

But don't write that.