Rumors Abound...

... or maybe I'm just starting them :P

But, it seems that Jon's hob-knobbing with the pols this weekend was raising a few eyebrows. He attended an After-After party hosted by Michael Feldman, CAA Agent Michael Kives and Philippe Reines on Saturday night, where he drank Gray Goose vodka and chatted up white house speech writer John Lovett.

From all reports, he made the rounds of key Democratic movers and shakers on that night. Given his apparent fascination with politics and political figures, one can't help but wonder if Mr. B. is considering throwing his hat into the political ring once he's decided he's done making music.

Don't shake your head at me. At some point in his life, Jonny's gonna say "enough already", and he's got to do SOMETHING with all his free time *snicker...free time...snicker* so why not politics?

Alright, I'm sitting here shaking my head as I'm writing this. I just can't see enough people taking him "seriously" as a political persona. Sure he has influential contacts all over the world, and is a philanthropic wonder. But he's still "Jon Bon Jovi -- that long-haired rocker dude from New Jersey".

Hmmmm... would Richie run for Lieutenant Governor? Would the Dynamic Duo Ticket really win the vote?

That being said, I guess he would pretty much guarantee full turnout at the polls...every "state of the state" address Gov. B gave would pummel the ratings. Of course, any and every public speaking engagement would be crashed by screaming fans -- not really the image you want for your Governor, is it? Although, being from Massachusetts, I shouldn't speak ill of any state's choice of Governor....

Jon certainly has the charisma and ego to pull off a career in politics if that's what he wants to do. But he's got to consider this: he thinks the paparazzi is bad? Wait until the committees dig into his past, his family's past, his friends' past.... Politics is a nasty business. Everyone wants to win, and they'll play dirty to do it.

Can Jon play dirty enough?

I'll leave you with this thought, that a friend shared with me.

Surely, having seen politics "up close and personal" -- from the top down, no less -- Jon realizes he can do SO much more to impact the world as a private citizen/philanthropist than he could do if he got into the political arena.

I think she's dead on. Jon does so much. And as he said at the Can Do Awards ceremony, one person CAN make a difference. He already does make a difference in the world. He wouldn't be able to do so much once he was bound by the red-tape of bureaucracy.

~ Hath