[Rick_Michael]

The contest will be easier to win with Hillary, I think. She’ll polarizes and really bring out the base (plus people don’t like her within her own party). Not sure if we’ll get the things with Obama. I think he’d be more a of contest, but I could be mistaken.

[Darkwolf377]

Is it possible the mainstream is simply bored with the novelty of Obama and HRC?

I have been surprised at the ability of the American people to veer off from the cliff before. Maybe they'll do so again.

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

Fred keeps going down in my personal poll. Between his little game of keeping people in suspense and the much more important matters of concern about his true politics, I am much more in favor of Hunter or Tancredo and they CAN win.

It is a year and a half until the election.

[blam]

I’m not done talking about the Immigration Bill they’re trying to shove down our throats!!!

[Inyokern]

McCain's Arizona residence and war-hero background would seemingly put him in greater stead with the GOP faithful. But, his maverick style has alienated many GOP voters who might otherwise see him as the heir to Reagan and the Bushes.

This guy doesn't have a clue. Anyone who believes McCain has a snowball's chance of getting the nomination, Thompson or no Thompson, or who blames McCain's problems on his "maverick style" is obviously a liberal who knows nothing about Republicans.

[Darkwolf377]

Interesting comment from author Dan Simmons on his website:

"[Fred Thompson] does have a gravitas that seems to be missing in the rest of the pack . . . both parties' packs, that is. Try the Gedankenexperiment of asking yourself which of the current 20 candidates or so you can imagine addressing the nation the day after the biological/radiological/chemical attack on Atlanta -- just visualize it and hear their voices, and then tell me that Fred Thompson doesn't seem the right person for the next 4 or 8 years."

[kabar]

one in which the focus of attention might switch from the Democratic contest between Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, which has dominated the news media coverage until now.

That won't change. The MSM will only cover the Rep race to smear the Rep candidates. In reality, the Rep race is a real and competitive one. Hillary has the Dem nomination wrapped up despite the MSM's effort to make it seem competitive.

[R.W.Ratikal]

The decline of the Democrat party could not be more clearly demonstrated than by its leading candidates.

Hillary Clinton is a dedicated Marxist Socialist and B. Obama is to her left.

[SuziQ]

a reluctant combatant getting into the race about the time candidates would if this were a typical election cycle.

So Fred's not 'late' at all! Everybody else just jumped the gun.