Thompson amazes all with his inability to inspire

I'd like to see someone mount a reasonable counter-argument to the claim that Fred Thompson isn't completely squandering the good shot he had at becoming the Republican presidential candidate.

First, he rambles about Roe V. Wade and criminalizing abortion on NBC's Meet the Press.

Second, he makes off-camera remarks to a FOX correspondent betraying what seems to be his own conviction that his chances are slim.

Third, embarrassing YouTube clips of him asking for applause after another lackluster presentation that leaves his audience wondering if he's finished.

Fourth, he's notably absent from vital New Hampshire, where he's polling a measly 6% (front-runner Romney has 28%) - a state, moreover, in which he promised to be active and where other candidates are delivering!

With this kind of track record, he's setting himself up for a campaign legacy of only being sure about one thing:

He's not going to be President.

In other GOP news, Pat Robertson endorses Giuliani and Brownback is planning to endorse McCain.