"Can any LA folks confirm my impression that gov Blanco would be better suited to be a WalMart greeter than a state governor? The woman is totally out of her league. Who was her Republican opponent and how could he/she ever lose to this empty suit?"
Her opponent was an incredibly smart Republican called Bobby Jindal, who was a top executive in the HHS for President's Bush's first term. He was very popular and almost won the governorship, but lost because a) he is East Indian in origin b) (some say) he didn't respond quickly enough to Blanco's attacks on him during the campaign. He was very impressive, however, and was quickly put in a 'safe' district where he was handily elected to Congress as the LA Representative. I wonder if many in Louisiana now regret the day when Kathleen Blanco won the governorship over Bobby Jindal.
c) too light for the Democrats, too dark for the Republicans.
Pathetic.