Would you like Dewine with your dinner?

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 25 -- Sen. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) wants you to know he is not President Bush, whose popularity has plummeted.



Nor is he Ohio Gov. Bob Taft, who was fined for taking unreported gifts.
Or Texas Rep. Tom DeLay, who is under indictment.
Or Ohio Rep. Robert W. Ney, who is under investigation.

"Look, it's a tough climate," said DeWine, a battle-tested campaigner who remains undeterred. “I would much rather be compared to someone like Olympic champion Anton Apolo Ohno. I’m quick off the line, and I’ll get the job done … minus that strange chin beard thing.”