THE TEXAS SCRIBBLER

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It’s official, with this news release, though the formal to-do, via Webcast, no less, isn’t until next Thursday. Some say this will lure overweight and shrill AlGore back into it, but the inconvenient truth is he’s a has-been–even for those Dems who know Obama is too young, and Hillarity too soiled with Slick Willie’s reputation. [...]

"Realism? Yes. But also idealism, which is what makes us different from our enemies." Especially when some polls already have him leading Rudy and the rest of the pack. 

Just chanced upon a picture of Fred and the Mrs for the first time. Had not seen her before. His "child bride" as his detractors put their 63-40 age difference. Indeed, she has liability written all over her commodious decolletage. Getting her into modest clothing would be a good idea, but it may be too [...]

Now Peggy Noonan is saying it–or maybe said it before but I missed it–in criticizing President Bush for ad hominem attacks against party detractors of his immigration bill. Maybe Fred’ll close them. I haven’t been a Republican voter long enough to know whether it’s true that when you lose Noonan, you’ve lost the GOP. Mysticchords’ [...]

"Politician-turned-actor Fred Thompson plans an unconventional campaign for president using blogs, video posts and other Internet innovations to reach voters repelled by politics-as-usual in both parties, he told USA Today." Via Instapundit. The Fred-a-Rama!

"Politician-turned-actor Fred Thompson plans an unconventional campaign for president using blogs, video posts and other Internet innovations to reach voters repelled by politics-as-usual in both parties, he told USA Today." Via Instapundit. The Fred-a-Rama!

“With this bill, the American people are going to think they are being sold the same bill of goods as before on border security.  We should scrap this bill and the whole debate until we can convince the American people that we have secured the borders or at least have made great headway.” Announce, Fred. [...]

And I don’t mean Fred, Texas. Imagine. President Fred. FOF. Friends of Fred. Better Fred than… Gotta love a candidate who makes his transcript available beforehand. Keeps the media honest. Go Fred. UPDATE  His hometown wants him. Fred wants to win in Iraq, as well as to enforce the US-Mexico-Canada border.

So the Iranians are hot about the new "300" film, which shows a few Spartans kicking a lot of Persian you-know-what. Not because the Iranians find it enthralling, but galling. And so they have complained–where else?–to the UN. Potential GOP presidential candidate Fred Thompson shows what we might expect from him in dealing with the [...]