Who knew such aspirations lay beneath the ever-churning keyboard of chica-lit star Alisa Valdés-Rodríguez, she of the Dirty Girls Social Club fame? (Sidebar: Seriously, with the hyphen and the accent marks? Too much work. Let’s call her A-VRod, no?) Seems A-Vrod is mulling over the idea of running for Congresswoman of her particular district in New Mexico. But she needs your dollars to make it happen. And if you’re not New Mexican, she says you should still care:

This is a national post, for someone from New Mexico. So, if you want to watch me kick much neo-con butt - then help a sistah out already. Please click on this link to make a donation (up to $2300, for you super-flossers) because as we all know, ya gots to pay to play. Any amount will help. (Okay, maybe not a penny.) But, you know. Even ten bucks. You know you lent your girlfriend that Dirty Girls book, and that you shoulda bought it anyway! Cough it up…and let’s see if there’s enough support for this 7th-generation New Mexican to make a go at it!

Seven generations? With New Mexico becoming a state in 1912, that’s one busily reproducing family. But who’s counting? Well A-Vrod for one:

So, if you guys give me [$5000], I’ll get an FEC number and move to ActBlue [the most popular donation site for democrats]. If not, then I’ll know I’m not in any shape to compete against anybody, and I’ll go back to writing books. (By the way, I have three in the pipeline and need an excuse to slow down. Give me one?)

So what do you say, America? Do you want the woman who refers to herself as Einstein’s Momma (says the tipster who sent us this story: “If you have time, read her previous posts where […] her three year old son beats up his teacher because she deserved it.”) to represent Latinos on Capitol Hill? Or would you rather she continue writing soon-to-be-major-motion-pictures for Latinos who don’t read? It’s like our own, personal Sophie’s choice.

Testing the Waters for Congress [The Latina (L)it Girl]