David Vitter not running for re-election in the Senate

[alp227]

Source: NOLA Times Picayune

Sen. David Vitter announced Saturday night (Nov. 21) that he will serve the final year of his Senate term, but will not see re-election in 2016.

Vitter made the announcement after losing his first Louisiana race, falling to Democrat John Bel Edwards in a run for governor.

Vitter served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1992 to 1999, before succeeding Bob Livingston in the 1st Congressional District. He was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2004 without going to a runoff. He was re-elected in 2010.

Read more: http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2015/11/david_vitter_not_running_for_r.html

[Spitfire of ATJ]

1. No more Diaper Dave???

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[forest444]

3. Poor baby. This must really chafe.

[riversedge]

2. I am envious. but glad for the people of Louisiana...

....An Edwards administration is expected to be a marked shift from Gov. Bobby Jindal's approach to public policy over the past eight years. The Democrat is expected to bring Medicaid expansion to Louisiana shortly after taking office, meaning thousands of more Louisiana residents could have access to health insurance in a couple of months. Teachers unions and other organized labor groups will also have more of a voice with Edwards than they ever had with Jinda

[longship]

4. Give him a binkie as a reward.

That's a good boy! Do you need a diaper change?

[merrily]

5. Buh Bye.

[awoke_in_2003]

6. Seems like someone

needs a Huggies

[47of74]

7. Up yours Diaper Vitter.

[Gothmog]

8. Vitter's hate mongering did not work

[Mira]

9. I love this = good news

there are small signs of hope

[iandhr]

10. Is there a Dem who can win the open seat?

[Jim Lane]

14. Mitch Landrieu is a possibility

Mitch Landrieu is the current Mayor of New Orleans. Before that he won two statewide elections for Lieutenant Governor.

I have no idea whether he's interested in running, but he seems to be an obvious prospect.

[SoapBox]

11. Good bye and good riddance to this asshole...

DO let the door hit you on the way out!

[SunSeeker]

12. Awww. Vitter is having a sad.

[Capt.Rocky300]

13. Maybe now his wife can leave him......

I couldn't help but feel bad for the poor lady, in her fake leopard skin dress, during that press conference a few years ago. The pain on her face was unmistakable. Maybe she'll choose more wisely next time.

[roguevalley]

15. actually, part of that was her

big mouth coming back to bite her in the ass. She said during the Clinton impeachment with a lot of glee that she didn't respect Hillary. If it had been her husband, she would have 'lorena bobbit'ed him'. Touche, ma'am.

[mahina]

16. Well, bye. This took so much longer than I ever imagined.

Thought he would resign at diapergate. And then the next one. But he didn't- no shame.

[BumRushDaShow]

17. Am wondering if Louisiana is finally getting the return of some of those who fled

to Texas, Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee after Katrina (I expect many who were Democrats) and maybe some writing got put on the wall?

[bulloney]

18. Not running for re-election to spend more time with his ho's, er, family?

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[Archae]

19. Faux "news," here we come!

Or one of those right-wing "think tanks."

[lonestarnot]

20. Diapers too expensive in DC?