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Thompson came off with three to five hilarious one-liners sure to have won anyone but Tancredo, Hunter and himself the debate, if spin weren’t king.

Prediction - Fred will certainly go to Tancredo and Hunter after Iowa to see if they'll throw their support to him as they drop out. Speculation - does he have people talking to them now?

Question - what would the impact be on the Iowa primary if both Hunter and Tancredo dropped out and endorsed Fred NOW?

Tancredo might definitely be tempted by the offer of being given the job of fixing immigration in a Thompson administration. What cabinet post would that be? What reasonable offer could Fred make to Hunter to win his support?

Thompson came off with three to five hilarious one-liners sure to have won anyone but Tancredo, Hunter and himself the debate, if spin weren’t king.

Prediction - Fred will certainly go to Tancredo and Hunter after Iowa to see if they'll throw their support to him as they drop out.

I like where you're headed here. It makes sense and it could help to salvage a conservative victory in the primary process. If not, we're in serious trouble.

Speculation - does he have people talking to them now?

If his team has half a clue, he does. If not, then it's impossible to deny that he has a serious problem running his campaign, if the goal was to win.

Question - what would the impact be on the Iowa primary if both Hunter and Tancredo dropped out and endorsed Fred NOW?

If it was done quietly, the impact would be negligable. If Thompson's crew handled it right, it could be magnified significantly. Here's what I'd like to see.

Thomson, Hunter and Tancredo stand on the same stage, as Thompson begins a slow burn description that heralds what fine men the other two are. He heaps praise upon Tancredo for having had the foresight to stand up on the problems of immigrantion earlier than almost any other person. Then Thompson would turn his attention to Congressman Duncan Hunter, and address the fact that he is one of those people. I would state that it was a sad fact that Congressman Hunter hadn't gained more traction, because in fact Congressman Hunter is a person that I deeply respect and is probably even more qualified than I to be President of the United States. I'd rattle off a number of Hunter's views, and I'd state that over the years I had either agreed with Hunter or come around to agree with him on all of those issues. Then I would explain that Congressman Hunter was on a very short list of people I was considering as a running mate.

I would touch on the problems of immigration today. I would state that under my administration immigration would be a top priority where changes would be taking place from day one, and that I would need good men of a like mind to help bring things back under control. And then I would state that no matter what happened, Hunter and Tancredo had agreed to be top level advisors on these matters.

Then I would thank them, and anounce (if I could possibly arrange it) that they would each be spending time in primary states with me through the early primaries.

Tancredo might definitely be tempted by the offer of being given the job of fixing immigration in a Thompson administration. What cabinet post would that be? What reasonable offer could Fred make to Hunter to win his support?

I would of course have offered Hunter the Vice-Presidential slot. I would have arranged with Tancredo to head up an immigration task force that might turn into a new temporary cabinet position, although I'd have to review what that would entail.

I wouldn't announce this up front, because I wouldn't want it to look like I bought their loyalty. I respect these men and would be very happy to have their support. My respect for them wouldn't be superficial, and I would value their input on important matters.

Thanks for the comments.