THAT THING ABOUT HIM

U.S. Senator from Wisconsin Herb Kohl is running for re-election.

His challenger?

Stay tuned...

Steven Walters writes on JS Online's PoliticsWatch:

State Sen. Glenn Grothman (R-West Bend) said he spent much of the weekend circulating nomination papers, which must be turned in by 5 p.m. Tuesday, at Miller Park and Summerfest to run for the U.S. Senate in November.

But Grothman said he won't make a final decision on whether to run against U.S. Herb Kohl (D-Wis.) until "maybe tomorrow, around noon."

Excuse me?

"MAYBE TOMORROW, AROUND NOON"?

No final decision until then.

What a joke!

"I circulated papers, but it doesn't necessary mean anything," Grothman said Monday afternoon. "I have to circulate papers."

What does Grothman mean by "it doesn't necessarily mean anything"?

I am so disgusted with these lame games.

...Grothman said he truly is torn, because for every adviser urging him to run there is another one telling him he would be crazy to do so. Both sides are "pretty persuasive," he added.

Less than 24 hours before the filing deadline and this guy isn't sure what he wants to do.

Let's apply Grothman's attitude to something else. Let's look at this scenario.

Less than 24 hours before his scheduled wedding ceremony, a man isn't sure that he wants to commit to marry a woman.

In that situation, I would advise the man, "DON'T DO IT!"

It's not unusual for doubts to creep into one's mind. That goes with the territory when making a major life-altering decision.

BUT--

If the man's doubts are so numerous that he says, "My wedding is set for tomorrow, but it doesn't necessarily mean anything," then he should not go through with it. Case closed. The woman deserves better than an uncertain husband.

Similarly, Wisconsin Republicans deserve a candidate FULLY committed to defeating Herb Kohl, not some wobbly guy grudgingly going along for the ride.

...Asked if a last-minute decision is the best way for his party's candidate to start off a campaign against Kohl, who is much better known and capable of spending whatever he wants, Wiley said, "It's a typical Glenn Grothman thing; it's the thing about him you have to love."

I DON'T LOVE THAT "THING" ABOUT HIM.

According to Walters, Republican Party Executive Director Rick Wiley says that a "Grothman campaign could attract between $750,000 and $1 million" in contributions.

Why?

Why would anyone dump a dime into a reluctant candidate's coffers?

I'm going to go out on a limb and make a prediction.

On November 7, 2006, Herb Kohl will be elected to his fourth term in the U.S. Senate.


I know. It ain't over till it's over.

It's over.