Frederick of Hollywood still viable?

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Hey, I thought Fred Thompson was out of the race for the Republican presidential nomination.

Not necessarily, according to THIS GUY.  But the guy’s wrong.

Why do GOP pols shun pro-life rallies?

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Every January, the anti-abortion movement stages a big rally in Washington to mark the anniversary of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Roe v. Wade. And every year, most of the more prominent Republican politicians, presumably pro-lifers themselves, SHUN THE RALLY as if it were a convention of lepers.

Why? Because such pols are hypocrites.

Surge is a big success, right? Wrong

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Steve Chapman, writing in the conservative journal Human Events, SAYS the Republican presidential candidates are pollyannish in declaring the surge in Iraq a big success.

Mitt’s rivals think he’s a jerk

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Mitt Romney (shown above grimacing as Rudy Giuliani justifiably slaps his face) is STRONGLY DISLIKED by his rivals for the Republican presidential nomination.

John McCain even likens Romney to a pig.

These guys make Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton look like the best of friends.

What happens when Rudy drops out?

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It’s becoming INCREASINGLY LIKELY that Rudy Giuliani will come in third or fourth in the Republican primary in Florida next Tuesday and will be finished as a presidential hopeful.

So where will his supporters go?

I think most of them would be naturally inclined to go with John McCain, whose image as something of a maverick is closest to Rudy’s.

But if Mitt Romney wins in Florida, he’ll have a momentum — a seeming inevitability — that could draw a lot of erstwhile Giuliani people.

In short, the bulk of the Giuliani crowd will gravitate to the side of whoever wins in Florida.  (And that winner won’t be Mike Huckabee.  He’s history.)

As I said here last week, I  expect Romney to be the nominee.  McCain’s problem is that he needs independent voters to prevail.  But some of the upcoming primaries are open only to registered Republicans, many of whom aren’t too keen on McCain.

Moreover, in some of the states where independents will be allowed to participate in the Republican primaries, McCain will find himself in competition with Democrat Barack Obama for those voters.