VA-Sen: Sen Jim Webb to Announce He Will NOT Seek Re-election in 2012

Guess former Republican Senator George Allen who is running in 2012 for his old seat will have to find another opponent.

Virginia Senator Jim Webb plans to announce today that he won’t seek reelection, a senior Senate source said.

Webb appeared likely to face a rematch with former Senator George Allen, whom he beat in a bruising 2006 contest. He had expressed ambivalence about the prospect of another run, and has said he never planned a life in politics.

Senate Democratic leaders view Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine, the former Virginia governor, as a top prospect to replace him, despite Kaine’s disavowals that he’s looking at the race.

It would have been more than likely that George Allen wold have been able to beat Webb in a 2012 race – so Webb took the easy way out and retired.

Good riddance – Webb is a miserable person and POL.