The Naked Cowboy, an American busker famous for standing in New York City's Times Square in his underpants and a cowboy hat, has entered the race to become the city's mayor.Promising transparency in politics, Robert Burck has announced his intention to run as a candidate against Mayor Michael Bloomberg.The 38-year-old ordained minister is campaigning under the slogan "Naked Cowboy for Mayor: Because nobody has done more with less".But his mayoral ambition would not result in him putting on more clothes, he said."You're not going to be seeing me buying a whole new suit because I'm running for mayor, not on the city's dime,'' he said.Launching the campaign on his website, Burck said he would campaign against wasteful spending."It's time to tighten the belt, but of course that's just a saying because I don't even wear a belt. But that's my point. I don't need a belt. I don't need the whole suit and tie thing either," he said."Fact is, no one knows how to do more with less than yours truly and that's the kind of thinking I plan on sharing with my fellow New Yorkers if you elect me. It's exactly the kind of leadership this city needs during these challenging times." He said "being naked is a whole lot more than having no clothes on. It's about transparency in politics, it's about telling the naked truth''.Burck earns as much as $A1200 a day working in Times Square from about 11am to 2pm.He collects tourists' tips while posing for photos with Naked Cowboy emblazoned across his underwear, cracking jokes and making up funny songs on a guitar strapped across his bare chest.Burck has a political science degree from the University of Cincinnati, and has also written several self-published motivational books.