[wimpycat]

Bill McCollum was my rep for years, and if anything, he's a plain-spoken fiscal conservative with absolutely zero downside.

Like I said before, I don't have anything against McCollum, but he has absolutely zero personality--as it comes across through the media, anyway. I like him, but he has a boring demeanor. Like it or not, that is a factor.

[Mr. Bird]

I agree he has that "actuarial flair", but depending on the climate, that could help him...

[Chancellor Palpatine]

I like him, but he has a boring demeanor.

I call that "The Dole Factor", and vowed in '96 that I would point it out every time I spotted it.