Because he is a Rino...
Let’s say we take back the White House and we have a Sen Thompson. Just wait till the vote to overturn Obamacare comes up next year. Tommy will be just like Ben Nelson. PhRMA and all the other companies who he has consulted/served on their boards will be calling in their chips. He will waffle waffle waffle and then “there are some good provisions in Obamacare and I just can’t vote to overturn it”.
Tommy has been trading Washington access for $$$ since he left his post at HHS. Many of his “customers” are big supporters of Obamacare. I hope I am proven wrong on this but my cynical side says this is how it will play out.
And the Dems will finally realize their dream of having that federal WLIC type system implemented across the US...properties registered, government tracking, expensive beurocracy...Its just a coincidence that he was over there of course..
What a fine choice my fellow Wisconsinites have made.