he's my guy...
but to answer your question, I'm not as up on the local politics as I should be, but isn't he elected and if he leaves office the Governor gets to pick his replacement and he wins, he gets to pick his replacement. I don't know if this is true, but it if it is true, it's interesting.
Dave (AmyStrange.com)
http://www.SeattleActivist.org/MyLifeStory.htmlDU (slang/ folklore) Glossary (Dictionary):
http://DUG.SeattleActivist.org/Index of WMD Articles:
http://WMD.SeattleActivist.org/Here are some excellent resources and timelines of quotes and interviews and newspaper article quotes documenting the different things Bush and Co did and said for the last two plus years concerning the war in Iraq and WMDs (and other fun things) from the Howard Dean Website---even if you're not a Dean Fan, these are still excellent resources:
The Bush Administration And WMDs: Then And Now:
http://www.deanforamerica.com/site/PageServer?pagename=bush_wmd_summary
Niger-Uranium Timeline:
http://www.deanforamerica.com/site/PageServer?pagename=niger_timeline
Bush and WMD: Assumptions vs. Reality:
http://www.deanforamerica.com/site/DocServer/TikTok_-_Bush_-_Iraq_-_Side_by_Side.pdf?docID=781
The Bush Administration and WMD: What did they know and when did they know it?:
http://www.deanforamerica.com/site/DocServer/TikTok_-_Administration_-_Iraq_Deception.pdf?docID=762