In a column equating Mike Huckabee to the hare and Fred Thompson to the tortoise Jack Kelly explains a very good reason for Republicans to coalesce around Fred:

Mr. Thompson’s liability is a lot easier to fix than those of his rivals. Mitt Romney can’t change the fact that he’s a Mormon (which shouldn’t be an issue but it is), or a recent convert to social conservatism. Rudy Giuliani is stuck with his views on abortion, his extramarital affairs and his friendship with disgraced cop Bernard Kerik. Conservatives remember how much Mr. McCain has enjoyed sticking his finger in their eye. But all Mr. Thompson has to do to dispel concerns he’s lazy is to campaign hard, as he did last week in Iowa.

The only complaint about Fred that I’ve heard these last six months is that he doesn’t act like he really wants to be President. If that’s the worst thing that can be said of him, then I’d say he is well qualified to be America’s next Commander-in-Chief.

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