Dean Barkley is out there on the Web looking for affection.
The COO of a transportation company, political adviser, former U.S. senator and possible future Senate candidate has a Match.com profile, which notes that he'll do anything to avoid using his law degree. His romantic profile has been out there a while but it was just last week that I got to ask Barkley if he's yet found that woman of his dreams.
"No, I'm waiting for you," he said.
Food for thought down the road, but right now I'm a poor emotional risk.
"I'm still on the market," said Barkley. "What am I looking for? Oh, affection. Someone who would be nice."
Nice? I was being nice on the phone. "I know," said Barkley. "See, you're doing the right thing. I'm a simple man."
A father of two, Barkley has a divorce in his past that he didn't want, according to his Match.com profile. Women are "too complicated," he told me, adding something I think was a joke: "If I were to run for the Senate, my platform would be I'd outlaw marriage."
Asked what else was in the Match.com profile, Barkley said: "Well, I've got skinny-dipping and a few other things in there. I think I [wrote] that when I was under the influence."