Short But Sweet

Fred's statement:

"Today I have withdrawn my candidacy for President of the United States.  I hope that my country and my party have benefited from our having made this effort.  Jeri and I will always be grateful for the encouragement and friendship of so many wonderful people."

Classy. Maybe too classy to be president. Ambers says he wasn't lazy - just had a bad staff. Jospeh Bottum says he entered the race too early.

I have to say I grew fonder of Thompson as the campaign dragged on. I guess I liked his ambivalence toward power: it's a small-c conservative trait that today's Republicans don't seem to have. And that remains part of their problem.