We wrote earlier that
Louisiana’s current Democrat Attorney General, Charlie Foti, had been
left off the list of potential Democrat candidates for Governor in that state
to replace outgoing, single term, and Hurricane Katrina’s latest victim,
Governor Kathleen Blanco.  Well, we thought he was going to be irrelevant to the
process, but boy were we wrong.

Former U.S. Sen. John Breaux said
Friday he will run for Louisiana governor if the state attorney general
determines he meets the legal requirements to enter the race.

Breaux told The Associated Press he'll
give up his lobbying job in Washington, D.C., and begin campaigning if the
ruling is in his favor. He said he's aware that he would face tough attacks
from Republicans but wants to be governor so he can help Louisiana recover from
the 2005 hurricanes.

Without a doubt, this determination by Charlie Foti’s office will
be straight down the middle, based on the facts, and won’t consider one
single iota of an issue that isn’t 100% backed by the law as it is
written. 

The facts are pretty straight – according to the state Constitution,
a person must be a citizen of Louisiana for “at least the preceding five
years.”

In all honesty, Foti probably wonders why people don’t give him
harder questions to opine on – this one is a cakewalk – Senator Breaux
currently lives, votes, and works outside of D.C.  Like the Associated
Press article says, “Breaux is
registered to vote in Maryland and lists his primary address there, about 70
miles from Washington, where he works for Patton Boggs LLP, a lobbying firm.”

Nothing could be easier for Charlie Foti to decide – this should
only take a second.