Failure causes some to become delusional.
There has been much talk of Thompson’s principles. I prefer to take him at his word . . . which was he drew the line in the sand in SC and he won’t accept a VP bid. There is no further purpose to him taking money from people for something that cannot happen, nor take days or weeks from the lives of his staff in meaningless activity.
One certainly hopes he does not accept money from anyone successfully deceived if his only remaining purpose might be to split the anti McCain vote. I don’t think he will do such a thing. He is entering the closing years of his life and that is no way to go out.
The honorable thing to do is announce withdraw, commit to endorse the party’s nominee, and encourage his supporters to choose another in his stead.