The future governor of Virginia? Photo courtesy of the Office of the Attorney General

Virginia Attorney General Ken “The Cooch” Cuccinelli has said some pretty weird stuff about President Obama’s place of birth, covered an exposed breast on the commonwealth’s official seal, tried to impose tighter restrictions on abortion clinics, sued the federal government over Obama’s health care overhaul (and lost), opined that people should be able to bring guns to church, battled over climate change research, tried to rescind protections for gay and lesbian employees of state universities, and claimed that D.C. was relocating its rats to the Old Dominion, among other things. Now he wants to be governor.

The Post reports that Cuccinelli has officially filed the paperwork for his gubernatorial run, setting him up for a primary battle against Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling and a likely head-to-head contest with Democratic contender Terry McAuliffe. According to a statewide poll released yesterday, The Cooch is well-positioned to replace Gov. Bob McDonnell—45 percent of Virginia voters like Cuccinelli, while only 36 percent say the same about Bolling.

As he campaign machinery warms up, the Examiner reported earlier this month that Cuccinelli is still looking for a slogan:

One thing’s for sure: it won’t be “Ken for Governor.” Says the AG, “it just doesn’t rhyme. I need something for the Irishman in me, I need something that rhymes.”

Have at it, people.