Rudy is really starting to deliver in the staff game now.? Notably, Rudy stung Tommy Thompson’s presidential hopes, snatching up the executive director of the Wisconsin GOP, Rick Wiley, who will become national deputy political director for Rudy’s exploratory committee.? (Hat tip to FlapsBlog)

Rudy also stung John McCain today by picking up the Chair of my homestate’s (New Hampshire) Republican Party, Wayne Semprini.? Semprini stepped down from his post on Saturday, and while there had been longtime rumors floating around the Granite State that Semprini would sign on with Team McCain for 2008, Rudy got the grab here.? Semprini (whose son, Jeff,?is already working as Rudy’s NH youth/college outreach coordinator) will head up Rudy’s NH operations.

All in all, nice catches for Rudy!