Liability

[Marie]

So someone in the RNC must have put some heavy pressure on to get Karl Rove to resign (or KR is going to work on someone's campaign... behind the scene I'd expect.............!)

[Helen8]

I think you've guessed it, Marie, especially right on the heels of the Iowa Straw Poll.

And I guess Tommy Thompson dropped out because the party didn't want voters to get confused between him and Fred Thompson (when he finally declares himself a candidate) and dilute the vote.