The Washington Post reports that the next President of the United States might be a former Governor from Virginia. That no good lying fucktard son-of-a-bitch Governor Mark Warner is prepared to announce that he will not seek Senator George Allen's seat in 2006. Since Warner is term limited, the Post reasons that Warner will compete with the Hildabeast for the Democrat Presidential nomination in 2008. But he could meet George Allen again:

The announcement would rob Virginia of what could have been a blockbuster political confrontation in 2006. Allen, a former governor who is ending his first term in the Senate, remains popular at home and is also considering a run at the presidency in 2008.

Warner's decision to avoid an immediate clash with Allen sets up the possibility that the two might meet on a much larger battleground two years later. Warner is barred by Virginia's constitution from running for a second consecutive term as governor.

A Senate battle with Allen now might have forced Warner to emphasize his more liberal credentials in order to draw sharp contrasts between the two. That could damage Warner's efforts to present himself as a moderate alternative to likely candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination.

Warner "might have won. He might have lost," said Larry Sabato, director of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia. "But the risks were enormous. It could have killed his 2008 presidential candidacy."

Way to go out on a limb there Larry. Winning could have killed his candidacy too, considering the jump from Senator to President is rare in modern times. Still, I marvel at the prospect of a President Allen. George Allen, despite being a wahoo, is a staunch conservative. He would have my vote for sure, and would nullify Warner's southern connection - despite Kerry's claim that the Democrats don't need the South. [Gee, I wonder who the Wash. Post would support?]

Not that I think Warner stands much of a chance in 2006. He's not very popular in Virginia after committing a bald face lie to push through the largest tax increase in the 400 year history of the Commonwealth. Not to mention he cut back on planned tax cuts, something that Virginians remember every year with their car tax bill. But memories fade, so in 2008 the timing may be just right. By then Virginians may have forgotten his horrible reign of terror.

One thing's for sure, Warner will never get my vote.