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So long, Tommy
Tommy Thompson announced his resignation Friday, ending his four year tenure as the head man of Health and Human Services in President Bush’s cabinet.
A few days before the November election, I had the opportunity to travel with Thompson as he stumped for Bush throughout Western Wisconsin. And he was honest then - just as he was with much of the media - about his intentions to leave, so this comes as little surprise.
But Thompson still leaves a helluva legacy behind. Record financial allocations for AIDS support in Africa (since the UN has proven rather incapable of dealing with large sums of money sans corruption), enough Cipro for the entire population, and September 11 support.
He did a lot of good in Wisconsin during his several terms of Governor and, frankly, we coudl use him back as Doyle continues to falter. But whether Thompson comes our way again or really does go into the private sector, he sure has served his people well.
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