Speaking of Thompson, Sen. Loudon endorsed him last week.

http://www.crnewswire.com/news_details.php?nid=331

Poor showings by the establishment moderates aren’t a surprise, but a mere 1% for Giuliani is. I am surprised that Huckabee didn’t do better with this group. Probably the biggest news is the double-digit 3rd place finish by anti-war Libertarian Ron Paul.

Whoa! What a huge endorsement for Fred. That tells me all I need to know. If Louden is for Thompson, I won’t be supporting Fred. Note to Louden and Kinder - Fred isn’t running yet and I guarantee he won’t be.
You are going to feel really stupid in Nov. of 2008 because of this endorsement.

You’ve got me curious, Centrist. Thompson is virtually tied for the lead in the Rasmussen tracking polls, and he’s already severed his ties with his hit tv series. Why do you “guarantee” that “he won’t be [running]”?

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ - oh - and that “wife” thing!

Since Matt F on the Pres Buzz appears incapable of doing any work - here is a little ditty on pretty boy from the Union-Leader:

PRESIDENTIAL candidate John Edwards said last Thursday that Democrats should not accept campaign contributions from Rupert Murdoch, owner of News Corp., which owns FOX News, or any News Corp. executives. Edwards even returned campaign contributions from three News Corp. employees.

“The time has come for Democrats to stop pretending to be friends with the very people who demonize the Democratic Party,” said Edwards, who led the Democratic boycott of a debate co-sponsored by FOX News.

This is from a candidate who claims he wants to unite the country, not divide it.

Back in the 1980s, House Speaker Tip O’Neil, a Democrat, would attack President Ronald Reagan to no end, portraying him as heartless and mean-spirited. Reagan would attack O’Neil’s policies as too far left for the country and out of step with the American people. Then each week the two would sit down to dinner together as old friends. They knew better than to let politics get in the way of a friendship.

Two Sundays ago, Edwards held a campaign event at Mack’s Apples in Londonderry. Mack’s is owned by Andy Mack Sr., an avowed Republican-hater. Mack regularly posts signs on his property criticizing Republicans and urging people to vote for Democrats.

By Edwards’ logic, no Republican should buy apples from Mack’s Orchard. But don’t expect Edwards to be driving business away from Mack’s anytime soon. This isn’t about intellectual consistency. It’s about scoring points against primary opponents. Hillary Clinton has taken campaign money from Rupert Murdoch.

But it turns out that Edwards has profited from News Corp. too. He received $800,000 for a coffee table book he allegedly edited, published by a News Corp. subsidiary, The New York Post reported last week. (The Post is owned by News Corp.) So much for not taking money from the evil Murdoch.

Edwards’ hypocrisy is obvious. He should stop trying to score points by manufacturing controversy and stick to debating the issues.

Your welcome, Matt, I can’t believe I have to do your job and post on Jo’s blog.

Interesting that the clear Republican choice (in this poll) isn’t even in the running yet. The Republicans need to get their ducks in a row or hope for Hilary to win the Dem nomination (so they can just run an anti-Hilary campaign) or they are in trouble.

Prediction…..Thompson beats Hillary in 08. He is playing his cards right.

Let’s just hope Hillary has a chance to debate Fred (Flintstone) Thompson.

I don’t get the love for Thompson. I guess when the Republican field is as uniformly terrible as this year’s is, GOPers are resorting to transplanting their own pet positions onto the least known quantity.

Thompson is a putz and his fundraising is laughable. He has as much chance at the presidency as Mike Gravel.