McCain eyeing Wisconsin race

In an AP story today, John McCain's campaign is eyeing a judge's race in Wisconsin as a blueprint for how Republicans can win the state for the first time since 1984. The AP reports "Republican operatives are closely studying how circuit judge Michael Gableman, a conservative candidate from Webster in far northwest Wisconsin who never ran a statewide race before, was able to oust a more liberal sitting Supreme Court justice in April. They believe his win provides a guide for McCain to become the first Republican to carry the state since Ronald Reagan in 1984 and capture its 10 electoral votes. Democrats John Kerry and Al Gore each won Wisconsin by a few thousand votes. Republicans have tried to figure out how to get over the hump ever since. " Don't you have to be a conservative to have an interest in this race?

Also, has any one grown sick of Keith Olbermann and his show "Countdown"? Night after night Mr. Olbermann's brand of journalism smacks of far left liberal bias while reporting quite negatively on anything "Bush". To be fair, some of Mr. Olbermann's critique of Bush is well-deserved. However, Mr. Olbermann's segment at the end of the show about how many days it's been since Bush declared "Mission Accomplished" is tiresome. Mr. Olbermann, instead of reporting on how many days it's been since Bush's mission accomplished faus paux, how about ending your show on another number: 2,462, as in it's been 2,462 days the US has had terrorist attack on its own soil. Mr. Olbermann, perhaps you should give Mr. Bush some credit for securing the homeland against further terrorist attack? Just a thought! Mr. Olbermann, I think I liked you better as a sports anchor on ESPN. "Good day and God Bless".