[Ol' Sparky]

He doesn't have the fire in the belly or the experience

Someone serving in the US Senate for eight years lacks experience? Being a US Senator isn't a higher position of authority than serving as a mayor?

And, the idea the Thompson doesn't have the fire to run because he is strategically building up momentumn before he announces is an equally ridiculous contention.

[KATIE-O]

Someone serving in the US Senate for eight years lacks experience? Being a US Senator isn't a higher position of authority than serving as a mayor?



Rudy governed a city the size of many small nations. He has experience in all facets of government, from budgets to crime control to cutting taxes and dealing with foreign dignataries. He is infinitely more qualified than a Senator, turned actor.