[Brilliant]

I’ve been arguing all along that Thompson was in it just for the opportunity to be VP. He wasn’t running a very aggressive campaign. It seemed that he really did not want to be President.

The Fredheads would savage me every time I mentioned it, though, claiming that he had directly ruled out a VP position. My response was “Every candidate who is running for VP says that. You don’t say you’re running for VP if you want to be VP. You say you’re running for President.”

To which the Fredheads would respond, “Are you calling Fred a liar?”

I saw one of the FoxNews reporters talking about Fred yesterday, and he said that Fred was thinking about the possibility of a VP slot from the beginning.

I love saying “I told you so.”

[Crimson Elephant]

Considering John McCain might very well only serve one term, the spot as VP under him might be a bit more appealing and important for the future than normal.

Fred taking a VP spot under McCain might very well put him in frontrunner status for 2012, though McCain couldn’t ever say that publicly.

[antiRepublicrat]

It seemed that he really did not want to be President.

Of course he didn't. That's one of the things that made him the best person for the job.

[Josh Painter]

Save your “I told you so” until Fred actually accepts a VP slot. And just because a member of the drive-by media says something, does that make it true?

Brilliant, just brilliant...

[ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas]

>>He wasn’t running a very aggressive campaign. It seemed that he really did not want to be President.<<

That’s not the way I see it. Fred didn’t do the monkey dance required by the MSM, but apparently the GOP voters wanted the monkey dance as well. Now the MSM is overjoyed because the starts of future presidential elections are going to be earlier than ever, so they will have plenty to talk about.

Fred tried to run a dignified campaign on the issues, but that did not matter. He didn’t fit the stereotyped mold the voters expected.