[Pubbie]

Breaux *Ping*!

[ConservativeDude]

don't count Vitter out even if this little inside baseball trade happens

[Theodore R.]

The new governor does not take office until March, I believe. So Breaux will have to wait a few months before exiting. I am pretty sure that he will be able to pull off his scheme, for people in LA will do anything Breaux tells them.

[AuH2ORepublican]

Pubbie, I guess you were right about Breaux waiting to announce his retirement until he sees who becomes governor, not merely waiting for the gubernatorial election to be over in order not to disrupt it. (We discussed the issue in this thread: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/958646/posts) I thought it was the latter, which would imply that he was retiring either way. Since it's the former, he will only step down in March if a RAT wins; otherwise, he won't run for reelection but stick around until 2005 so that the Republican governor can't name Vitter as his replacement.