OK, we will soon see how viable the Thompson campaign will be:

In advance of a formal solicitation for funds or an announcement of his candidacy, Fred Thompson’s presidential campaign is quietly organizing its first Washington fund-raiser at the downtown J.W. Marriott hotel the last week in July.
This event will give the clearest signal so far of how successful the actor-politician will be in his late-starting drive to finance his run for president. It will be watched carefully to see whether Thompson picks up important lobbyists and other Washingtonians who earlier had lined up for Sen. John McCain’s fading campaign for the presidential nomination.
A footnote: Thompson may not announce officially as a candidate until September, although an “exploratory” committee may soon be unveiled.

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I guess Thompson supporters can spend the rest of the summer blogging about our summer activities or the weather.