Horny Old Lobbyist Wants To Be President

Rudy Giuliani and the other Republican wannabees are NOT going to give ex-Sen. Fred Thompson a free walk to the Republican presidential nomination. Not by a long shot. No sir-ee.

Politico is reporting just some of the preliminary dirt that Thompson's rivals are beginning to spread like fine compost through the pundit neighborhood. Leading off the list is Thompson's lucrative work as a Washington lobbyist both before and after his stint as a senator from Tennessee.

But more damning than any of the stuff catalogued by Politico is Thompson's well-known aversion to hard work. Among staffers in the Senate he was known as Senator Putting-in-an-Appearance. He arrived late for meetings and left early.

Plus he essentially faked driving around Tennessee in his famous red pickup, the prop that was supposed to prove that he was one of the people. Michelle Cottle has some interesting eye-witness evidence about how that staging worked, and a good deal else.

So, yes, Thompson IS Reaganesque, in the worst way.