With 2 words, Drudge evokes Watergate for Obama's Libya troubles.

The linked story is "White House told of militant claim two hours after Libya attack: emails." The famous question from Watergate ...

"The bottom line is Sarah Palin is not going to run for president... She's making money, she's moved on..."

"... she's kind of an entertainer rather than a politician. She still has some sway with the grass roots, but she is not going to r...

Remember Fred Thompson?

What does it say that commenters on the previous post have lapsed into reminiscing about Fred Thompson? Oh, what might have been! But I sho...

Live-blogging night 2 of the Republican Convention.

5:22 Central Time: Just setting up the post. Let's watch! 5:31: Ugh. CNN is still going over and over the hurricane. Would they be makin...

Fred's exit...

... catapults Romney into the lead in Florida. (Or so says this one poll .) BUT: Check out this NYT headline : "Romney Leads in Ill Wil...

Fred Thompson: "Today I have withdrawn my candidacy for president of the United States."

Good-bye, Fred: "I hope that my country and my party have benefited from our having made this effort. Jeri and I will always be gratefu...

"If you’re a southern conservative and you can’t make it in South Carolina, it’s over."

Said Bill Bennett on CNN , bullying Fred Thompson, who might say that lumbering to a slow start is the right way for an adult to handle a ca...

Ronald Reagan!

Another debate? Oh, okay. Let's watch.

But, first, the national anthem. I've never seen a debate begin like that. UPDATE #1: McCain recirculates the same phrases over and over...

Another debate? Let's watch.

Things are getting exciting these last few days. I'm up for another debate — or forum (whatever). Giuliani looks happy. Thompson grumpy....

"'Twas the Night Before Caucus: The Republicans."

Cool animation, with excellent caricatures of the candidates. NOTE: I've disembedded the video, which was too slow-loading.

"Does he have sex appeal?... Can you smell the English leather on this guy?"

"Does he have sex appeal? . . . Can you smell the English leather on this guy, the Aqua Velva, the sort of mature man's shaving cre...

"I'm not doin' hand shows today."

Fred Thompson in an amusing display of adulthood: Or do you think he was too disrespectful to the moderator? She had no back-up solution and...

Fred, the Debate Debutant.

How do you think Fred Thompson did last night? Here 's the transcript. I've got some comments in last night's post, but I'll...

Blogging the Republican debate.

1. It started — like my Fedcourts class — at 4, and I set the old Explorer 8000 to save it for me. So, let's go. Chris Matthews is askin...

Fred Thompson with "a can of beanie weenies and half a premade tuna fish sandwich."

Well, if you think it means something, why don't you say what it is? It looks to me like a case of a woman who knew how to spot the si...

Poll shows 2 Republicans Iowans want in the race even more than Fred Thompson.

Condoleezza Rice and Newt Gingrich. ADDED: In the comments, I make what you might think is an amazing assertion: I have never seen Fred Thom...

"He has a conservative bearing and a conservative presence..."

"... but he's independent in his thinking and his voting record. He has a commanding television presence that makes every other pol...

Looking presidential.

Fred Thompson interviewed by Chris Wallace this morning. You know, listening to him, you can have a lot of trouble not getting mesmerized b...