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He should most definitely stay in the race. Remember, Florida is the first state that is a closed primary. Up until now, we’ve had all open primaries, meaning that the spineless moderates could vote for whom they choose.

That all starts to change with Florida, and on Super Tuesday, a number of states in the voting block have closed primaries. All the more reason he should stay in. A third place finish in South Carolina was not a defeat. Remember, they originally had him coming in fourth, including in exit polling until the end.

In my opinion, Fred doesn't want the Presidency. He has demonstrated that his decision to delay entering the fray was a poor decision.

His lackluster efforts in SC and the commensurate lackluster showing prove to me that his heart is not in the race. His decision to go home to his mother rather than go to Florida and begin to campaign for the 9 days remainging until that primary shows that he is not interested in winning enough and, I suspect from the speech he gave last night, he will bow out shortly.

If you can't make up your mind to run in the first place, then you fail to decide by the date that you have at least implied you are going to announce, July 4th, when you finally do announce, you waste a bunch of time fiddling around before you get started, and lastly the effort you put in is only half-hearted (it was reported that McCain was making 3 campaign stops for every 1 of Thompson's), then maybe you aren't the right person for the office.

If Fred had entered the race when he first implied that he would, he would have probably already locked up the nomination. Fred has repeatedly demonstrated poor judgment in this race.

He began thsi entire charade acting as though all he had to do was announce and he would be annointed Republican nominee. I'm not certain I would vote for Fred now. We don't need a half-hearted President, we've already had one of those in Bill Clinton, who only wanted the perks and cared nothing for the job. Fred looks as though he cares for the job, but is unwilling to put forth the effort to win it.

It now falls to Mitt to take up the mantle of Conservatism and run with it. Rush seems to have no problem in supporting him, as he has with Huck and McQueeg. Hannity doesn't seem to have a problem with Mitt either. I'm certain that both would have preferred Fred, but I believe that they, as I will now, support Mitt.

I have seen no Ronald REagans waiting in the wings to take up the Conservative mantle after 4 years of a Hillary socialist dictatorship or an Obams-sama caliphate. If I did, I might agree with the Jimmy Carter Republican strategy and let the Republicans suffer, but is see no one with the charisma and strength of character waiting to lead the charge.

I'm voting for the lesser of two evils, the Republican who wins, whether it be Mitt, John, Mike or Rudy...or yes if by some miracle even if it is Fred.

Personally, I think you can stick a fork in Fred.