Kham Abiding: What's Up, Breaux?

While catching my regular waves along Internet Reef I stumbled across this nugget, which I had caught mention of on Oyster's New Orleans blog but immediately dismissed as too good to be possible. Larry Sabato does an excellent job laying the groundwork for the gubernatorial races of 2007, which are already being overlooked by basically everyone as we oogle over the next Lemmiwink to make it into the Oval Orifice.

After discussing the woes of embattled Kentucky governor Ernie Fletcher (and declaring Mississippi's Haley Barbour to be a shoe-in), Sabato turns his Crystal Ball to the Sportsman's Paradise:

In Louisiana, another Governor is in trouble, this one a Democrat, Kathleen Blanco, first elected like Fletcher in 2003. Hurricane Katrina is the proximate cause of Blanco's woes. Fair or not, she was seen as ineffective in the storm's aftermath, compared to Governor Barbour in the Magnolia State. Blanco and Mayor Ray Nagin of New Orleans received as much blame locally as President Bush and his incompetent Federal Emergency Management Agency.

And the kicker:

The scenario being most widely discussed now is a surprise: Blanco could step aside, and popular former U.S. Senator John Breaux (D) would take Blanco's place in the race. (Breaux and Blanco have been allies, and Breaux has recently raised some money for her reelection.)

Wee-hoo! Johnny versus Bobby! A bayou grudge-match for da' hole famly.

Now, someone with a career as long as Breaux's must have plenty of bad things to say about him (and I don't mean hanging out with Johnny Rzeznik of the Goo Goo Dolls), and certainly our local lovable RINO's will drag them all out if John decides to run. I remember the man most for when he fondly told W. Bush to stick the offer of Energy Secretary up his Texas-sized Crawford to preserve the Democratic balance in the Senate.

Who knows what will happen (besides Pat Leahy and Mr. Spock, as always)? I'm just glad I'll be back in time for all the fun.