David Vitter seems bent on disproving that there’s no such thing as bad publicity, and the TSA seems ready to lend a hand.
That said, prominentState Democrats don’t seem to be in any hurry to take up the challenge–to date the only serious candidate to hint at a run is theeven more appalling Tony Perkins (I’ve got nothing againstStormy Daniels and would probably vote for her if these were the only choices; however, on a more serious note, I believe Ms. Daniels is less running for office than she is promoting herself.)
Sigh.
Not to gripe too much, but this is an unfortunate side-effect of years of the DLC-type strategy that ceded so much territory as “Red State” without offering any real fight: anational laughingstock andutter buffoon likeDiaper Dave stands a damn good chance of getting re-elected in 2010…and he could be the seat that denies the Democratic Party a filibuster-proof majority.
Of course, we could hope that Dave has a full-fledged meltdown one day, perhaps when security denies him a boarding pass on the basis of “prohibited liquids” in his carry-on, but I guess that’s wishful thinking.