Wrong. Brooklyn Conservatives and the New York state party chair support a Republican named Frank Powers. Long Island Conservatives, however, support a Democrat named Mike McMahon. But that's just the beginning. With Powers likely to get the nomination, his son, a 47-year-old carpenter with the same name, has announced that he will enter the race as a libertarian candidate. That photo at right is him. It is not, I believe, a mug shot. "We can't have the Republicans take this seat again," the younger Powers, who goes by Fran, said. "A vote for my father is a vote for the straight Republican ticket." In response, the older Powers has started attacking his son in the press, saying that his gigs as the front man for the Staten Island band Box of Crayons and as head of an independent record label have contributed to a "carefree" lifestyle.

In response, the younger Powers shot back, "I'm not out here doing heroin... I have a regular life. Do I have a beer? Yes. I'm having one now." Swear to God.

The chairman of the Manhattan Libertarian Party says that although Fran Powers does not have a history as a political activist," he has been "politically active philosophically."

So am I. I wonder if I could win this seat.