Thanks for the lead.
Here is what I found:
Mike Murphy did it...ties to McCain and Romney
Thanks much...it was Romney, McCain, some lackey of either of them, or somebody else...hahahaha, wiser but no more knowledgeable.
“This story actually wound up hurting, I think, Romney in addition to Thompson. Romney has a connection to Murphy. The morning of the report, I and others immediately made the McCain connection, but by the afternoon, reporters and people close to Thompson were pushing the Romney angle — all suspecting Murphy. But, given Murphy’s blogging lately, it seems he is in this for McCain.”
This was a twofer for McCain. Hurt Fred and get Romney blamed for it.