Bill Bennett argues that there are real differences between the (D) and the (R).  I’m not sold.

Others pooh-poohed the notion when teh cipher recently suggested that Senator Evan Bayh might be in hot water. Turns out, he decided that he would quit his job rather than be pushed out; Bayh announced today that he’s not re-running.

…it is hard to imagine either Bayh or Lugar unwillingly leaving office. I don’t care what the political climate, Evan Bayh is about as popular a figure Indiana has.

Get busy imagining, biznatches, apparently he’s not popular enough. At least he didn’t trot out that old trope about “wanting to spend more time with my family.”  This just proves that even a blind squirrel finds the right time twice a day. Or something like that.

Backstory: Rick Perry is the incumbent governor of the State of Texas. He is running for re-election this fall.  No further explanation is necessary: