Thompson Taps Former Campaign Manager (third)

myway ^ | August 8, 2007 | LIZ SIDOTI

[RDTF]

WASHINGTON (AP) - Fred Thompson on Wednesday tapped the man he credits with saving his 1994 Senate campaign to take over his likely presidential bid.

Bill Lacy, a former strategist for Ronald Reagan, Bob Dole and Republican National Committee, will run day-to-day operations of Thompson's committee to "test the waters" for a presidential run.

"He turned around my campaign for Senate in 1994 and, as I move toward a decision on whether to run for president, I am confident he will take our operations to the next level," Thompson, the former Tennessee senator and "Law & Order" actor, said in a statement.

"I'm here for the long haul," Lacy said in an interview from the committee's headquarters in a Virginia suburb. He said he has taken a leave of absence from his current post as the director of the Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kan.

Thompson is expected to officially enter the race Labor Day week, and is showing strongly in national polls and surveys in several early primary states. But a certain measure of turmoil has hit his preliminary campaign this summer.

[fetal heart beats by 21st day]

Exactly.

We need a real man for POTUS.

GO DUNCAN HUNTER!

www.gohunter08.com

[fetal heart beats by 21st day]

"It won’t be long before ol’ Fred is hawking Viagra and telling us how he has a “growing problem”, not a “going problem”." Thanks for the laugh.

[A CA Guy]

Problem is some of the Republican primaries could be held as early as 2007 (believe it or not).

Fred can be slamming the door in his own face.

[Oztrich Boy]

And, to add to the political discourse, now we see the Viagra jokes arriving on the scene.

At least he doesn't suffer from Premature Electionation

[HardStarboard]

>>>Problem is some of the Republican primaries could be held as early as 2007 <<<

Primaries will not be the deciding factor this year.

An influence yes, but the decision will be make in the convention (for the first time in years!)....my guess we will see a hell of a floor fight between R & R & Fred, with, hopefully, Duncan as at least an added attraction.

I pulling, at this point, for Fred. I would like to see Duncan Hunter as VP or SecDef!!

[HardStarboard]

>>>Problem is some of the Republican primaries could be held as early as 2007 <<<

Primaries will not be the deciding factor this year.

An influence yes, but the decision will be make in the convention (for the first time in years!)....my guess we will see a hell of a floor fight between R & R & Fred, with, hopefully, Duncan as at least an added attraction.

I pulling, at this point, for Fred. I would like to see Duncan Hunter as VP or SecDef!!