The Massachusetts GOP is getting what it wanted from Christy Mihos...albeit 3 years after it asked. Mihos is apparently running as a Republican in the upcoming race for governor. (He's expressed interest in running before.)

The convenience store magnate was pressured in 2006 to enter as a Republican and face off in a primary with then-Lt. Gov. Kerry Healey. Healey's convention chair, House Minority Leader Brad Jones, even went so far as to guarantee in a letter to Mihos that he would get the 15 percent needed at the convention to get on the primary ballot.

As we know, Mihos ended up saying, Thanks, but no thanks, and ran as an independent, to the chagrin of the Healey camp and entertainment of the press corps. (He ended up getting 161,000 votes to Healey's 779,807 and Patrick's 1.23 million.)

My favorite funny moment? When Mihos called into WRKO while Healey was getting interviewed.

Jokingly identifying himself as "a private citizen named Christy calling in," Mihos was met with dead air when he asked Healey, "How are you?" (SHNS)

Now onto more important questions: Are we going to see the return of ChristyVision? Reagan Mihos, the canine coordinator? His newest website doesn't include them.