The world's laziest presidential candidate, Fred Thompson - a man who makes a hibernating tortoise seem like it's on crystal meth - may not be long for the world of primary politics.
The Politico reports that Thompson may drop out after a poor showing in Iowa tonight, and then endorse John McCain for the Republican nomination. It quotes a Thompson adviser as saying: "Without a solid third-place finish, there's no point in going on.... It was an honorable race, and he turned out to be a good candidate. The moment had just passed."
Apart from Thompson being an awful candidate, as it turned out, that makes sense. But the piece's killer line reads:
Thompson's departure could shake up the race more than his continued presence.
When they write stuff like that about your campaign, it really is time to get out.
