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Try and get Tommy Thompson to run versus Herb Kohl in Wisconsin. He wasn't elected to the governor's office so many times because of his looks. He'd have a real shot.

Tommy doesn't like Washington. While he is popular, he would do more good as Governor. There is a rumor he would run for Governor, but that's all it is...a rumor. He has the apparatus still in place, but it is personal rather than party strength.

We have Scott Walker, present County Executive in Milwaukee County, who might be able to challenge Herb. Kohl is barely in the state any longer and spends his time in Jackson Hole, WY. Kohl is also getting old, while Scott is young, good-looking and dynamic.

Our problem in WI, IMO, is the University areas. If you look at the blue vs red breakdowns in WI, the problem areas are a blotch in the south and west that center on union and university towns, with pseudopods running out into the rural areas. Lots of voter fraud from the universities. However, they may not risk that in 2006 if Congress and the state legislature get some laws in place to counter it. We did have to register this time, for the next election cycle, and even though we have lived in our area for 31 years and the election workers know us, we had to show official photo ID.

If W comes through in the next two years on the issues that matter here, we might have a shot. I live in one of the SW counties. I know we had fraud from several universities around us. But we have a lot of professors, aging leftie activists and retired union types here and that is a major problem. OTOH, we sent 2 conservatives to the state legislature. If they can build a real constituency over the next 2 years, that will help. I believe that they can, but we'll have to see.

Nobody will beat Kohl if he runs again, but he may well not. He's like 78 or something. Thompson should run if he doesn't.