FREDDIE THE HUTT POST-MORTEM

The 3rd place finish in SC (16%, well behind BS Express and Huckster) probably means the end of any chance he can with the nomination. And that's a good thing because I think he was the only one who could pretty much keep the Rove Coalition together. A few of the wingnuts also thinks he's toast.

RedState:

So, Fred Dalton Thompson, as you ride slowly and quietly off into the sunset, not a hollow man but -- most unfortunately -- the owner of one of the most hollow campaigns that I can recall, the words of T.S. Eliot come to mind:


This is the way the world ends
This is the way the world ends
This is the way the world ends
Not with a bang but a whimper.

So long, Fred; we hardly even knew ye.

Powerline (Paul):

Frankly, and I say this with regret, it's difficult to see the case for him remaining in the race.