[wolfcreek]

That would be my second guess. Makes me wonder though. Why wouldn't he want to seek a higher office after 10+ years as Governor?

[Proud_texan]

"Why wouldn't he..."

Peter Principle?

Seriously I suspect that he has VP aspirations or at least that would be how I'd play it. I would hope that his conversion is a real one but he does have this nasty habit of veering left after an election and we're probably due for a rightward tilt this next cycle.