Dude. Not that I'm impatient or anything, but... it took the Mayor long enough.

I mean, seriously. I understand the ideology behind "holding your cards until the last second," but.... what was the point? Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I highly doubt that Hannemann would have just said "Nah, I've decided against running for the gubernatorial seat."

From my viewpoint, it seems as though the mayor used his unofficial electorate status as an excuse to hide his stance on some issues, such as when he refused to divulge his opinion on civil unions, stating something like "I am not an official candidate yet." Don't quote me on that-I can't remember his exact wording.

I wouldn't be surprised if he says something like "The reason why I delayed my candidacy announcement was to contemplate all of my options, going into this race," this afternoon at his official announcement.

Good luck, Mr. Abercrombie. Your opponent is going be as official as he can be this afternoon.

Those two are in for a heck of a race.