It turns out that no matter how many smart people you have working on a campaign it still kinda matters whether or not yer candidate is at least a little bit on top of his shit. Ever since Fred Thompson kicked off his run, Arthur Branch, DA has been blundering about, tripping over every important conservative issue in sight. First he hated on Jesus, now he can't totally recall the details of the Terri Schiavo case:“I can’t pass judgment on it. I know that good people were doing what they thought was best,” Thompson said. “That’s going back in history. I don’t remember the details of it.”
Ok. I mean, my cat remembers the Schiavo case, but sure. Not being able to pass judgement on it, though? Uh, isn't that part of the point of, you know, running for President?
Liberal commentators have suggested that this latest booboo will sound the death knell for Thompson's relationship with the Republican base. It probably won't, because no-one pays attention to these little details, but if he carries on like this someone's gonna notice.
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