Gov. Tom Ridge of Pennsylvania, a Republican who is facing a term limit, chose sides last week in the contest to replace him.

"The slogan says it all," Gov. Tom Ridge of Pennsylvania told an audience at a paper-clip factory.

"At the end of the day, people will want their president to govern," said Gov. Tom Ridge of Pennsylvania, a Republican.

And four years ago, Gov. Tom Ridge of Pennsylvania was in a costly, high-profile race.

Gov. Tom Ridge of Pennsylvania, for example, was a strong supporter of abortion rights, a stand that could alienate the party's conservative base.

When Gov. Tom Ridge of Pennsylvania asked him to be chairman of the authority, the project was stalled.

Mr. Bush recently named Gov. Tom Ridge of Pennsylvania to head such an agency.

Gov. Tom Ridge of Pennsylvania said this week, "I felt absolutely terrible that night."

Gov. Tom Ridge of Pennsylvania, a Republican, said the intensity within his party was far more palpable than four years ago.

Gov. Tom Ridge of Pennsylvania called the gathering "at least unusual and quite possibly unprecedented."