Can we please just blame the whole Virginia mess on Terry McAuliffe? No way that Deeds would have been the Dem nominee if McAuliffe hadn't injected himself and his ego into the race.

...failing to provide health care and pensions for her wrestlers.
The Repubs play faux populism, but don't really want to take care of the "little" people ...

andy - so Brian Moran would have gotten the nom, and won? Maybe.

To be fair, it's hard enough finding insurance without having to obtain a policy that covers people who have salt thrown in their faces and are hit with folding chairs on a regular basis.

Russ Feingold is one of the only honorable members of the Senate left. GFL there Tommy boy! I'd send Feingold my second to last dime to kick your stupid ass back to the Bronze Age, not that as a Republican you don't already dogmatically exist in it.

A former employee is now blasting McMahon for, among other things, failing to provide health care and pensions for her wrestlers.

Seriously, that is like the NFL, NBA, or MLB not providing health care. They get hurt as ofter as I get a haircut and I have a hard time believing wrestlers are paying cash for all their services ?

And no pensions, the McMahons are filthy rich and they aren't taking care of their own, how pathetic.

"Virginia Gov. and DNC Chairman Tim Kaine spent some time this week talking about Creigh Deeds (D) getting trounced in this year's gubernatorial race. Kaine believes Deeds would have fared far better if he'd motivated the Democratic base and stuck closer to President Obama."

Duh. Sometimes, I think it's better that DINOs like Deeds don't win elections and further tarnish the Dem brand.

"Don't be too surprised if former HHS Secretary and Gov. Tommy Thompson (R) runs against Sen. Russ Feingold (D) next year in Wisconsin."

Bring it.

For what it's worth, Tommy Thompson's answer in the J-S article ("I'm looking at Senate, I'm looking at Governor, I'm looking at mayor of Elroy") is the same stock answer he's been giving for years to folks who see him as the best hope for beating whatever Democrat the Republicans are trying to beat that year.

Jim Klauser who was Tommy's chief lieutenant is backing Scott Walker (after previously encouraging former Congressman Mark Neumann to run) which is a pretty good indication to me that Tommy will stay on the sidelines.

If there are a couple of rounds of polling showing Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett walloping Milwaukee Co. Exec. Walker that might change, but I don't expect that to happen. I think it will be close.

I just heard a hard-hitting ad against Roy Blunt this morning in Missouri, about how he's taken money from oil producers and taken their side against the needs of hard-strapped Missourians. He may be fairly bloodied before he goes up against Carnahan, who, along with her family, is well-respected around here.

To what extent is Tommy Thompson kissing Sarah Palin's ass?

The big stars of the WWE get paid alot of money, but once their usefullness is over they're out and end up scrounging for what they can get. It's an ugly business.

And Linda McMahon might want to explain the countless deaths among wrestlers and her company's blase attitude towards steroid abuse.

Tommy Thompson is a moderate Republican who knows how to talk a good conservative game and spend a lot of money while faking a balanced budget as governor. If he were anyone else, the reactionaries and tea-partiers would be screaming for his scalp rather than begging him to run. Art's right, it's not going to happen.

Gee, so Tim Kaine now understands what was commonly agreed to have handed the Virginia governorship to a Republican.

So where the hell was Tim Kaine at any point during Deeds campaign to put it on the right track? Nowhere.

Gosh, why do I suspect that Rahm Emmanuel is responsible for Kaine being appointed head of the DNC?

FAIL.

"In Connecticut, former wrestling executive Linda McMahon's (R)"

She'll at least get the redneck vote.