Professor Tancredo?

U.S. Rep. Tom TancredoU.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-Littleton) jokingly announced that he'll be applying for the new Professor of Conservative Thought and Policy job at the Univ. of Colorado, PoliticsWest is reporting.

From the release, as posted by PoliticsWest:

U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-Littleton) today sent in an application for the new conservative professor job at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Tancredo, a former teacher, was excited that the liberals on the CU staff decided to diversify their educational programs.

"I should be the clear favorite for the job," Tancredo said. "Who doesn't want a slightly used Congressman, with a 98% lifetime rating from the American Conservative Union, educating their children?"

As for his references, Tancredo listed conservative commentator Pat Buchanan as well as the entire Minutemen organization.

Tancredo's interest was piqued after a recent Wall Street Journal article about the position, PoliticsWest reported.