It's Fred's turn

After months of speculation, hints, flirtations (but not the Larry Craig kind), Tennessee Republican Fred Thompson is going to announce that he's running for president on September 6.

Sadly, this means he will miss the pleasure of appearing on debate floors with departed candidates Jim Gilmore and Tommy Thompson, but the Republican Party is better for it now he's finally in.

Good news: Fred Thompson has a lot of grass roots support.

Bad news: Many, maybe most of the endorsements from major and minor and politicians have already been offered, most of them going to Rudy Giuliani, Mitt Romney, and John McCain. State legislators and the like have organizations, many of them small, but little by little, these endorsements can turn into a sizable number of votes.

Thanks for the link:

Rogers Park Bench

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