Good news and bad news for Fred...

From Fred's debut in the debates:
The good news: He had a quality outing - no real serious flubs, and he got better as the debate went on. He's like a pitcher who goes seven innings and allows two runs.

Now the bad news: If Fred has a quality outing, Romney had a better one (only one verbal misstep) - kind of like the pitcher who only gave up one run in seven innings, and Giuliani had an excellent debate - kind of like a pitcher tossing a one-hit shutout.

Michael Moore vs. Fred Thompson

On the one hand, Fred seems to have Michael Moore worried. That must explain Moore's latest publicity stunt.

If Fred Thompson is smart, he'll remember Hyman G. Rickover's adage about teaching a pig to sing. As tempting as it would be to ask Moore if he is among the 35% of Democrats that believe Bush had advance warning of 9/11, Michael Moore's not worth the trouble - and all a debate will do is give Moore more publicity for his upcoming in-kind donation to the Democratic National Committee.