I actually took the time to read the very lengthy article, which served to reinforce my thinking that our side needs all the strong senators in the US Senate so that we can actually repeal obamacare in 2013.
If Senator Thune wants to make a run at the presidential nomination in 2012, he will have my best wishes, but not my support.
Personally, I think thune is the perfect pick for 2012 to beat obama.