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June 06, 2007

"'My name is Thompson -- Tommy Thompson. The candidate, not the actor,' said the former Wisconsin governor and secretary of Heath and Human Services. It was a bad joke, and like most of what comes out of Tommy Thompson's mouth it made one wonder if he's actually delusional enough to think he can be president...." Like many of us, John Tabin of The American Spectator was not impressed with last night's debate.

But that is not to say it was completely useless as a nascent indicator of presidential hopefulls. As many still wait for Fred Thompson's official announcement, Republican candidates mentioned his name more than once - beginning after only five minutes. "If a candidate becomes the subject of a debate without showing up, he wins." While I'm not completely convinced this is categorically true, it seems appros to the "Rudy McRomney," a la Jim Gilmore, on display last night.

Posted by Seth Zirkle at June 6, 2007 01:18 PM

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