Fred Thompson: 'we're going to take that conversation to a different level'
by Ryan Sager
Thu, 26 Jul 2007 at 4:48 PM
updated Thu, 26 Jul 2007 at 4:51 PM
I just received the following letter (available as a Web page here) in my inbox from Fred Thompson:
In the past few months, I've traveled the country talking and listening to folks. I've been discussing where I see America going, about what we need to do to keep our nation secure, what we must do to keep this remarkable economy growing, and the challenges we must address together for the next generation of Americans.
I believe the United States is at a crossroads, and what I'm hearing on the road is that a lot of people agree with me. They're ready to move forward together to meet our challenges here at home and abroad. They aren't buying into the defeatist talk about our security, our economy, and our future.
During this "testing the waters" effort we've undertaken, I've been saying the political waters feel pretty warm. It's allowed us to start laying the foundation of a good team across the country and to keep up this national conversation we've been having. Now we're going to take that conversation to a different level.
On Tuesday, August 7th, we're inaugurating a new weekly "I'm With Fred" email, complete with news, updates, and photos from the road. We're also working on the ImWithFred website 2.0, in order to keep in touch on a daily basis and to give you more opportunities to join us at events, help us organize, and spread the word about our efforts.
I'm excited about what I'm seeing out on the road. I appreciate everything you're doing for our effort.
Sincerely,
Fred Thompson
The un-campaign rolls on.
Meanwhile, is Newt going to jump on board the Fred Express? Jonathan Martin at Politico seems to think yes. The reasoning seems sound to me. I've long thought Newt would be a fool to run; I've more recently become convinced that he is not so foolish. He likes attention, so he's going to soak up the will-he-or-won't-he for as long as he can. But then he won't. And then he'll probably want to try to play king-maker. Mr. Thompson is probably the most logical candidate for him to endorse.
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