Are you aware that Governor Foster's term expires in January of 2004? Are you aware that with just over a year to go in his term he may not care in the least about whether the federal government spends on his pet programs? Are you aware that President Bush only won the presidency by 1 electoral vote and that Al Gore would be president without Louisiana's support for then-Govenor Bush? Are you aware that much can happen in two years and that 2004 may not be the GOP landslide that we are expecting right now? The president might just need these electoral votes in two years, and a state that has 2/3rds registered Democrats could go the other way very easily. Are you aware that a state that is 30% black and 2/3rds Democrat might find more in common with a governor that doesn't roll over and play dead every time a Republican president shouts? I think you need to give these comments some more thought. The national party threatening the state could mobilize the Democrats to re-elect Mrs. Landrieu by a huge margin.
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Bill