[perfect_rovian_storm]

Moral equivalence to cover Hillary’s Hsu problem when Fred starts to go after her.

Some of these guys are smarter than we give them credit for, since they’re well aware that Thompson will be the nominee in spite of all the noise and idiots predicting otherwise.

[SuziQ]

Moral equivalence to cover Hillary’s Hsu problem when Fred starts to go after her.

Good point, but the deals with Hsu, are a LOT more recent than those of Fred's friend.

[Signalman]

since they’re well aware that Thompson will be the nominee in spite of all the noise and idiots predicting otherwise.

Well here's one "idiot" who says Romney is going to be the nominee, not Thompson. Although if Thompson IS the nominee, I will certainly vote for him. I'm not a fair weather Republican who will stay home or vote 3rd party if the candidate doesn't agree with me 100 percent, thus insuring a win for the Hildabeast.

[Brices Crossroads]

“Moral equivalence to cover Hillary’s Hsu problem when Fred starts to go after her.”

That is exactly what the plan is. But lending someone a jet and being reimbursed for it is not the equivalent of taking laundered money from the Chicoms.

Interestingly, they time it for the morning of Meet the Press, hoping to divert Fred from a discussion of the real issues. You are quite correct. If they didn’t think Fred was going to be the nominee, why would they try to make some remote criminal charge against a guy he met years later into something nefarious? The MSM is detestable. They have less integrity than Pravda in its heyday.

The good news is that GOP primary voters know this. And this little attempted hit piece will have no ill effect on Fred, but its timing will indicate to the Republican base exactly who the MSM fears the most as the opponent for its chosen candidate, Hillary.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Funny tag line. :)