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The world of politics often lends itself to strange bedfellows, so it’s not too surprising that former GOP presidential rival Tommy Thompson is set to announce that he’s jumping into bed with former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani today. What is surprising is that Thompson, the former governor of Wisconsin, touted himself as the “Reliable [...]

[Commentary] Now that Strawpollpalooza is over, the three no-shows — Rudy Giuliani, Fred Thompson and John McCain — are coming to Iowa this week.  Trying to pick up those legions of Tommy Thompson supporters, no doubt.

Speaking of the late candidate, Political Insider makes the Preposterous Claim Of The Day:
If George W. Bush had declined to [...]

Former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson is a man of his word. Just before the Ames Straw Poll he told the press that a poor showing would prompt him to re-think his run for the nation’s highest office. Tonight, roughly 24 hours after placing sixth while garnering just over 7 percent of the votes, the Republican [...]

3:03 From the introduction, we find out that apparently many people think Tommy Thompson “was the most effective governor of the last 50 years.”

Also from the introduction, we find out that as Secretary of Health and Human Services, Tommy Thompson helped the efforts on 9/11 and the efforts to fight terrorism.

Tommy Thompson’s video is very [...]

We’re live here at the Maytag Family Theater at the 2007 Iowa State Fair. Today’s forum is sponsored by DividedWeFail.org, an advocacy effort led by AARP.

Divided We Fail is a group working to “engage the American people, elected officials and the business community to find broad-based, bi-partisan solutions to the most compelling domestic issues facing [...]

Setting the bar very, very, high, Tommy Thompson’s campaign manager e-mailed supporters Thursday: “Tommy Thompson has made it clear that if he doesn’t finish first or second this week in Ames, Iowa at the straw poll, he will not go on in this race.”  A University of Iowa poll released Wednesday showed the former Wisconsin [...]

U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback from Kansas is bringing in the band Kansas, and hoping he won’t be dust in the wind by day’s end. Congressman Duncan Hunter of California has hired an Elvis impersonator. And unlikely Led Zeppelin fan Mike Huckabee, the former governor of Arkansas, will be playing bass with his own band.
“Take a [...]

While minor scuffles between the Democratic presidential hopefuls have been big news over the past few days, the American public has been mostly insulated from the near brawls between the Republican hopefuls. Sunday’s ABC Presidential Forum in Des Moines, however, has begun to drag some of the GOP carnage into the spotlight.
“Virtually nothing in that [...]

[Commentary] Republican presidential candidate Tommy Thompson can't seem to catch a break.
The former Wisconsin governor has seemingly done everything right in his quest to win the Iowa caucuses, yet his campaign hasn't seemed to gain any momentum. Why Iowa Republicans continue to pass him by is a mystery.

While pitching his plan for energy independence, former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson called for Americans to sever the umbilical cord to Saudi Arabia. “I would rather create wealth in America and be pro-American than send money over to OPEC countries that don’t like us,” Thompson said.

Speaking to over 50 people crammed in to the Wig [...]