Fred Thompson's campaign to be born after the Fourth of July

A few years ago I read--I think it was in the National Review--that Tennessee was a good place for a president to come from.

I don't believe they had Al Gore in mind.

The reasoning was this: It's a little eastern, geographically, it's southern, but not Deep South, it's close to the Midwest, and its early heroes, Andrew Jackson and Davy Crockett, were cowboys before cowboys existed.

In short, many Americans can relate to the state.

And since Fred Thompson is a common fixture on our television screens via Law and Order, America may relate to Fred. He's expected to announce his run for the presidency after the July 4 holiday.

The Republican field will get a little more crowded, but perhaps by then, one of the weaker candidates, such as Wisconsin's Tommy Thompson, will have dropped out. His only hope for support is to get confused for Fred.

The picture? Taken at the Cumberland Gap last fall.

Related post: Cumberland Gap: Where the West was first won

Thanks for link: Leslie's Omnibus

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