By Alexander J. Madison – October 15, 2007 Many conservatives across the fruited plain breathed a sigh of relief with the much delayed and much anticipated arrival of Fred Thompson into the official 2008 fray. The pre-campaign campaign worked quite well. It generated much buzz in both the blogosphere and the MSM. Fred's folksy homilies on ABC radio and his Youtube broadcasts also gave him a format to address the issues of the day in his deep, southern, actor-trained voice. Whether the topic was illegal aliens, Michael Moore, or the Virginia Tech shooting, Fred tossed out red meat to...