The Man Who Wasn't There

By Ross Douthat
I don't care whether you're for Fred Thompson or, as he might drawl, agin' him - if part of you isn't rooting for him to get absolutely clobbered in the first GOP debate he deigns to show up for, you should be ashamed of yourself. The good news is, with Mary Matalin in his corner, a clobbering is more or less guaranteed. See web-only content:
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