[mmichaels1970]

keeping people in suspense

Please look again at:
reluctant combatant getting into the race about the time candidates would if this were a typical election cycle

You are also contradicting yourself when you apply your logic to Hunter and Tancredo:
It is a year and a half until the election.

So it's too late for Thompson, but not too late for Hunter? In repub polls, Hunter usually rates anywhere between an asterisk (*) and 2%. He's got a long way to climb to get to 48-51% of all Americans.

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

Both Hunter and Tancredo have given unwavering, decisive answers. Thompson has been playing hard-to-get. I understand the game. And I am focused on principles that will resonate with passionate voters. A candidacy and electorate focused on fear of losing, not principled leadership, may run in the wrong direction, or fall prey to compromised principles.

Don’t take this personally nor let it be said of you...in any political or business or moral context, to coin a phrase, mere fear would let a lousy leader lead lemmings astray.

It’s not too soon to start getting the word out about the best candidates, dark horses though they may be.

Focus on principles. Spread the word.

Fred Thompson’s globalist pedigree
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=55776