Fred is Out

Fred Thompson has dropped out,  Allah Pundit, Hot Air:

“Today I have withdrawn my candidacy for President of the United States. I hope that my country and my party have benefited from our having made this effort. Jeri and

Fred Barnes:

John McCain has a problem. After winning South Carolina’s primary last Saturday, he should be the overwhelming favorite to capture the Republican presidential nomination. He’s not, at least not yet, and the reason is that he’s alienated so

The Los Angles Times, has a survey which indicates that sixty three percent of Americans are ready for woman in the White House.   Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review, throws some cold water on the LAT in general, and

The early returns from the Martin Luther King Day debate in South Carolina are in.   Mrs. Clinton and Barack Obama attack each other with dead fish.    Wolf  Blitzer and John Edwards are also present, somewhere.

Partial transcript, via Ben Smith,

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Maybe it is something in the Arkansas water?   Mike Huckabee wants a free pass on the examination of his liberal record.  If you criticize the Huckster’s record, he calls it dirty politics.  Now the other dope from Hope, B.J. Clinton

One thing me and Bit have not hestitated to do is to call the Clintons, B.J. and Mrs., liars.   Well it now appears that Barack Obama is about to rip a page out the Bitsblog play book, Carrie Budoff Brown,

I mean, not like this stuff wasn’t expected. I’ve been talking about this kind of thing for years. But it does give us an idea of the kind of nonsense we’re in for: From the London Times:

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Barack Obama does what Mrs. Clinton is either unable or unwilling to do, stand-up to B.J. Clinton,  ABC News:

Sen. Barack Obama says he’s ready to confront former President Bill Clinton, calling his advocacy on behalf of his wife’s

• Seen in a truck window: How good can any campaign finance reform be, that still lets John McCain in as President?
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Michael Graham, National Review:

McCain is a weak candidate by any measure. Only once in his two presidential races has John McCain ever won a majority of the vote, and that was Michigan in 2000. He has yet to

Republicans have long been disgusted with Bill Clinton inappropriate behavior  and self-obsesssion.   Has it reached a a breaking point even among democrats? Jonathan Alter, Newsweek:

Prominent Democrats are upset with the aggressive role that Bill Clinton is playing in

Ben Smith, Politicio:

Bill Clinton, speaking at a Vegas YMCA last night, made more charges against Obama and claimed to have, with Chelsea, personally witnessed voter suppression by the Culinary Workers

By the way, Clinton also claimed, “I never

RENO, Nev. —AP- John Edwards and Hillary Rodham Clinton criticized Barack Obama’s praise of the Republican Party and Ronald Reagan – an anathema for many Democrats, particularly union members considered crucial to winning Nevada’s Democratic caucuses Saturday.Obama responded by suggesting

Hat Tip: Don Surber.