Despite the fact that he is more liberal than I would like, I think Gary Locke would make a good, moderate choice that both sides could like. His actions against the Teachers union in refusing to give them a huge pay increase was one that probably cost him any chance of being re-elected as governor in Washington, but he made it because it was the right choice at the time. This makes him a hero in my mind, as no other politician I have seen has been willing to make hard choices like this.