Love Ron, But I Gotta Hand it to Fred...

I love that you can’t put Fred Thompson in a box. He defies categorization, and that’s a welcome change from the cookie-cutter politicians we’re used to. Though Ron Paul emerged as last night’s debate winner, I wonder if the real winner may have been Thompson. The first question of the debate centered on his absence, and the candidates mentioned him several times during the evening. It was his absence which set him apart and made him memorable beyond what he would have been had he been predictable and shown up. Adding to the intrigue of his absence was a 30-second ad during the debate. The ad set off his absence, framing it as thought-out and establishing him as a dynamic, provocative president-in-the-making.

From Mandewilkes.com