Freddie's Dead and Duncan Got a Donut

That's right, The other "Thompson Twin," Fred Thompson (no relation to Tommy Thompson)has given up his short lived bid for the White House after coming in a distant third in South Carolina.

Today I have withdrawn my candidacy for president of the United States," Thompson said in a statement.

"I hope that my country and my party have benefited from our having made this effort. Jeri and I will always be grateful for the encouragement and friendship of so many wonderful people."

In other news, Rep. Duncan Hunter dropped out of the race after finishing last in Nevada and south Carolina.

"Today we end this campaign," the California lawmaker said in the statement.

"I ran the campaign exactly the way I wanted to, and at this point not being able to gain traction in conservative states of Nevada and South Carolina, it's time to allow our volunteers and supporters to focus on the campaigns that remain viable," he said.

That leaves John McCain, Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, Rudy Giuliani, and Ron Paul to fight it out for the Republican nomination.

Thompson Twins?

Not that I usually use this popular, progressive blog to speculate about conservatives but, while some are wondering what the addition of Actor/Politician Fred Thompson to the already crowded Republican field will mean to the Rep front-runners, I wonder if he and the also-running Tommy Thompson will consider forming a ticket--which I believe would be a political first...Thompson/Thompson. Ideologically conservative, they seem well-suited to each other
I've already got the bumper sticker: T 'n T--They're Dyn-o-mite!

Speaking of the Republicans, why is it so important that the invoke the ghost of Ronald Reagan? I remember the the '80s--in fact I was in "mourning for America" while he was invoking "it's morning in America". I know conservatives like to reminisce about the good old days, but seriously, the 1980's were not good to a lot of people, particularly the poor.