Fred was very good, and in my opinion Romney finished second. This is becoming a recurring theme for him, and probably will end with him being someone's Vice President.

I think, though, that Fred waited far too long to get in, and I don't think he's ultimately going anywhere. Too little too late. I think we're going to end up with McCain as the candidate, because while he's offensive to so many people for so many stances on so many issues, he's also less offensive than so many candidates on so many issues. He's for smaller government than Huckabee, he's more experienced than Mitt, better than Giuliani on abortion and guns, and is more loved by the media than Fred. He also consistenly polls better than Hillary in the general election. I think he's wrong on environment, campaign finance, and the border (though he has greatly pulled back on this one, recognizing his political error), but ultimately, for me, those aren't deal breakers. I think that's true for a lot of people -- he isn't worse than some of the alternatives.