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"Today I have withdrawn my candidacy for President of the United States.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.
This article available online at:
http://www.theatlantic.com/daily-dish/archive/2008/01/short-but-sweet/220928/
