When I hear the name Tom Thompson I think of the famous "8th member" of the group of seven who painted this-
among other great works.

Take it from a leftist Iowan, Tommy Thompson beats Tommy-Boy Vilsack just because he's NOT Tom Vilsack. Hell, I'd vote Republican to keep Vilsack out of office . . well, again.

I'll always remember Dick Sweat (New Hampshire Congressman). He really should have gone with Richard.

There was a group of people running somewhere in NJ that was Cox, Ball and Ball. Only the Cox and 1 Ball got in.

Don't forget Steve Strait who narrowly defeated opponent Becky Gay in the 2002 primarys for Alaska's House of Reps.

Until Newark cab drivers start running for office, you won't hear any REALLY fucked-up names.

dick armey, whats his wifes name, vagina coastguard? hahaha

Dick Reams has to be the worst name for a politician, ever. Though I do remember the town manager in Minturn, CO was once a guy named Dick Dangler.

Tommy Thompson? Meh (as a name and a candidate)

for primaries. Thats when serious campaigning begins

only slightly better than Dick Army

AH, Tommy Thompson; our long absent God Emperor as I used to call him. He'd make a good Vice-Presidential candidate which I what I would suspect he is really aiming himself for. That is, of course, unless he's completely lost his political sense (and one thing you could always say about Tommy was that he was an astute politician.) The problems with Tommy ever gaining the nomination for President are numerous; A) he is a big government Republican, the power of the Governorship increased 12-fold while he was in office, and he got a reputation as a huge spender B) He has never bowed to the Religious Right, one of the reasons I think we liked him in Wisonsin; he was, if nothing else, a maverick in his own way C) He and his wife have barely lived together for the past 20-odd years; his, eh, 'affairs of state' were some of the worst kept secrets in Madison. D) He has one of "da tickest Wisconsin accents I've ever seeen; even worse den mein"

Now, he does have some strengths; he was a popular governor, he is certainly an executive, his biggest project was Wellfare Reform and the Wisconsin Works Program (W2) was a good idea, even if it hasn't worked as well as it should have. He's also a populist of the highest order, he knows how to talk to people and can present the image of being 'just one of the guys'; each his yearly Motorcycle trips with other Harley owners across the state became a huge tradition.

He's be good on the VP ticket, but no more than that, I fear. Actually, considering I'm a Democrat, I don't fear it at all

My favorite Tommy Thompson moment was when he came to the Packers Super Bowl victory celebration stone-cold wasted and proudly declared, "Thhh Gren Bay Peckers...rr the gretest team...inth ntire wwrld."

In his defence; I'd have done the exact same thing

To be known for now on as Tommy Two-Tone

I'm not even from Wisconsin and I met him once... LOL
anyway don't count this guy out...