"Oh shit, he's dumb as hell."

Frankly, I don't think I needed to hear Tricky Dick from beyond the grave to figure out that Fred Thompson "isn't very smart". It's always nice to get confirmation, though.

Smoke 'em if ya got 'em

You know, those smoking bans in bars and restaurants also help explain why freedom-loving Americans have bolted to the Cuban side. They smoke a lot of cigars, you know.

As insane as Fred Thompson's comments in Iowa were, they weren't as strange as this quote from the Daily News:

Thompson received mixed reviews from several listeners who had reservations about his late entry into the race.

Really? It's a late entry? We consider four months before the first primary early now? Considering that Senator Fred's been campaigning off the books for months now - safely too, he hasn't allowed himself to be humiliated in a debate yet - I'm not sure I'd call this "late".