I think he’s playing this just right for the time being.
This whole ‘get in the race before its too late!’ stuff is coming from some political junkies here at FR that keep forgetting the campaign shouldn’t have started yet.
Outside of us (political junkies) and the political talks show, the VOTERS aren’t paying any attention. And they won’t for several months yet.
There will be plenty of cash when the time comes, just like always. And it will favor the party of small business, the GOP, as always.
I don’t know if Thompson is the ‘end all’ to the primaries, again its simply way too early. But he is scoring points with me for the simple reason he isn’t letting the heads of the RNC nor the DNC dictate his ‘schedule’.
That alone shows a nice independent streak, and a refreshing ‘new viewpoint’ especially compared to the Rudy McRomney types we’ve been watching - because there isn’t much else to do politically, for the past few months.
Take the time you need, Fred Thompson. So far, your political instincts are serving you very well indeed.