… starts getting interesting [1], that is.
Former Senate Majority Leader Howard Baker (R-Tenn.) is contacting powerbrokers in the Republican Party to build support for a 2008 presidential campaign by his one-time protégé, former Sen. Fred Thompson (R-Tenn.).
Baker, who Wednesday made a visit to the Senate, was asked by several Republicans about his involvement on Thompson’s behalf.
“He said, ‘I am making a few calls and I think it’s a great idea,'” said one Senate Republican who heard Baker discuss his efforts to advance Thompson’s prospects.
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I said a few weeks back that nobody had caught my interest yet, much less my support. The idea of Thompson running has caught my interest.