It Only Took Four Months...
Fred Thompson drops out . You can catch him on reruns of "Law and Order."
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When the Going Gets Tough, I'll Slash Your Paycheck.
A peak into how things would go should he become president, perhaps? Near the bottom in New Hampshire's primary results and strapped for cash, Republican Fred Thompson's campaign is cutting staff salaries to free up resources for a last-ditch effort to revitalize his White House bid in South Carolina. The decision means Thompson will mostly forgo the next primary, scheduled in Michigan, on which rivals John McCain and Mitt Romney are already setting their sights. "This campaign is going to be a South Carolina campaign," Thompson campaign manager Bill Lacy said in a statement released as New Hampshire primary results showing a McCain victory were being tallied. "Revitalize his White House bid?" The guy only got 1% ! Granted he did better in Iowa , but this time he fell behind "Write-Ins." That can't be too inspiring. As for his "South Carolina Strategy," it doesn't look like he's making any significant headway right now .
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Eugene Robinson asks if Oprah is enough to help Obama win the presidency , and wonders whether today's America is ready for a black president. Oliver Willis calls Dana Perino on her stupidity so I don't have to. Jurassicpork: "For the CIA, the decision to resort to torture is " like flipping a switch ." How convenient. How easy. How utterly monstrous." Glenn Greenwald tells us what some don't want to hear but need to: that there are Democrats in Congress who are essentially enabling the President's more questionable (and borderline illegal) actions. Think Progress provides another reason not to vote for Fred Thompson or Mike Huckabee: their denial of the danger posed by global warming . daveawayfromhome wonders why we can't choose our presidents like in the old days.