Waiting for Fred

As Republicans grow weary of waiting, Freddie K-Street's bubble is leaking.

Fred Thompson plans to announce Tuesday that his committee to test the waters for a Republican presidential campaign raised slightly more than $3 million in June, substantially less than some backers had hoped, according to Republican sources.

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Some are already saying a prospective Thompson run is a flop. “I just don’t see it anymore,” said a key Republican who had been extremely enthusiastic about a Thompson candidacy.

"That number is really underwhelming. There were indications it could be double that. They've been saying that people were waiting for Fred, and the money was going to pour in. He looks like he's already losing momentum."

Frankly, I have always been kind of embarrassed for the Republicans, seeing them jump up and down for this actor and lobbyist as though he was the Second Coming. I never understood how his "candidacy" was seen as anything other than a joke. His apparent inability to capitalize on all that wholly-undeserved enthusiasm really just demonstrates how undeserved it was.

With the current pack of misfits dragging their party down, I'm starting to think that the GOP really should just nominate a picture of Ronald Reagan.