BLANCO WON'T RUN FOR RE-ELECTION AS GOVERNOR OF LOUISIANA. BREAUX EXPECTED TO ANNOUNCE TOMORROW

As expected Governor Kathleen Blanco, who many in Louisiana blame for the state's problems in coping with the effects-- before and after-- of Hurricane Katrina has announced she will not run for re-election. The Bush Regime and its media allies have done all they could to push the blame for its own massive failures on to Governor Blanco. A far right GOP congressional hack, Bobby Jindal, is the Republican front-runner for his party's nomination.

An old time Democratic pol, former Senator ">John Breaux, now an Inside-the-Beltway lobbyist (as well as a quintessential DLC good ole boy) is likely to be the Democratic nominee and is thought to be able do what Blanco could not: beat Jindal. Republicans have claimed that Breaux is no longer a resident of Louisiana and ineligible to run.