[jagrmeister]

Tom Ridge: Effective Governor, Vietnam Veteran, Homeland Security Chief who is responsible for preventing attack since 9/11, House Representative, telegenic/tall/articulate.

[Kip Lange]

Tom Ridge, anecdotal reactions I've heard from people boiled down into one phrase, true or not (most likely not): "Lightweight in over his head."

Given time to mature, electable? Definitely possible. Would need to develop slightly more aggresive rhetoric, methinks.

[Kip Lange]

Do you really think Ridge is very telegenic, as well? He has a bit of that plastic air about him, detached from the press conferences (and not with the affability of a Rumsfeld).

His resume is impeccable, I can't argue there (as far as I know, muckrakers can make up anything).