Reaction: It's (almost) official: Thompson running

While it was really never a secret, it now is almost an official reality. Fred Thompson, a former Senator from Tennessee and actor extraordinaire, is expected to announce his bid for the Presidency around the 4th of July. I think Thompson will be a good candidate for the Republicans because he carries an image very different from that of Bush. He looks much more like a general than a man who just sits behind his desk and has been using the internet very well up to this point which should help boost his campaign and his popularity with young Republicans. His popularity has exploded since his internet shaming of Michael Moore and it seems like he's been playing the game pretty well up to this point. While he's surely a dark horse, it'll be interesting to see how he will affect and shape the other candidates as we get closer to the primaries.