I AM THE FORCE

Does anyone feel affection for Jim Doyle? The Governor's handlers should keep that question in mind as they approach next year's elections. He's stiff. He's cold. He's partisan. He's arrogant. He sounds like a grandmother. And then of course there are the ethical issues. I remember when he started running for Governor and tried dropping the g's at the end of his words to try to sound more like a regular guy. People didn't buy it, but thanks to a guy named Scott McCallum, he never had to pay for it. This time, Doyle will probably have to face someone who will seem normal to most Wisconsin residents. One of them might even garner some affection from people. Remember how people used to feel about Tommy Thompson? This guy is one of us. You could picture him in your local bar or on a deer stand. When people saw him out in public they felt like they could talk to him. As a consultant I used to know would say, he ascended into heaven. Jim Doyle is not a regular guy, and Jim Doyle does not generate much affection. Maybe his direct family gets all warm and fuzzy around him, but real people don't and never will. He gives off an air of the isthmus lefty aristocracy. Just trust me, he seems to say, I am the best person to make decisions for everyone else. I know better and am better than the common riffraff of Wisconsin. Regular people detect that condescension, and vote for the other guy. Especially, if that other guy is one of us.