[patriciaruth]

Fred doesn’t look well or energetic to me.

I’m not sure he’s up to a run.

[mylife]

He looks grandfatherly to me, and he aint skeered.

[Mariebl]

Fred doesn’t look well or energetic to me.

I’m not sure he’s up to a run.

That's one of my big concerns about Fred Thompson--whether it's health or simply lack of desire to run. I understand the people who say they don't trust someone who wants passionately to be President, but at the same time, it's going to be a long hard fight against a vicious opponent, and someone who doesn't have the will or energy to fight, simply isn't going to win.

Looking back, someone earlier in this thread mentioned the first President Bush. I've always thought that part of the reason that he lost that second term was that he was running more out of duty than out of a strong desire to win.