TOUPEE? OR NOT TOUPEE? THAT IS THE QUESTION

Scott Maxwell in his Taking Names column reports...

Democratic congressional candidate Alan Grayson, who's making the radio rounds as part of his campaign to oust Ric Keller, has taken aim -- right at Keller's head.

During an interview with 540 AM's Pat Campbell last week, Grayson talked primarily about serious issues. But the segment that seemed to most perk up Campbell's ears was rather, well, hair-raising.

Said Grayson: "The question is: What about Ric Keller's hair? That's what's on people's minds. I mean, it's not a very good hairpiece. The man makes $168,000 a year, and he can't afford a decent hairpiece. And if you're lying about your hair, what else are you lying about? That's what voters want to know."

Yikes. If there's a saving grace for Keller, it's that the liberal Grayson's lines about Keller's hair didn't go over any better with 540's conservative callers than the actual planks of his campaign.

Keller later responded: "I'm a humble, modest-looking guy who'll take all the help I can get."

Nice response. In fact, Keller first endeared himself to voters in 2000 as an underdog with a self-deprecating sense of humor -- something missing in recent years. Maybe, with a tougher election cycle in bloom, we'll see it resurface.

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