Low Interest Blogging

I feel like I've got nothing tonight. Yeah, Fred Thompson finally threw his hat into the ring, but I'm having a hard time getting worked up about that one way or another. He'll be the flavor of the month for, say, a month or so, and then people will tire of his habit of parroting the Bush administration line on pretty much anything. Most voters, I believe, will get fed up with mainstream media insisting that he's one sexy MF. I don't see it, myself, but that might just be my gender getting in the way. I'd be very curious to hear from any of you out there if you think he's sexy and you want his body. Ever on the lookout for a local angle, one local TV station was excited to report that a Thompson presidency would mean a local first lady, as Thompson's wife, Jeri Kehn is from the Chicago suburb of Naperville. It doesn't mention whether or not that trumps the fact that Obama is from Chicago (and currently represents Illinois in the Senate) and Hillary is from Park Ridge.

I didn't bother to watch, but Thompson took a page from Arnold Schwarzenegger's book and made his announcement on Leno. He needs to be careful, though, because he made his appearance in Hollywood when all the rest of the Republican candidates were at a New Hampshire debate sponsored by FOX News. Asked by Leno why he wasn't there, as well, Thompson responded, "I don't think it's a very enlightening forum, to tell you the truth." That kind of talk breaks one of the network's cardinal rules: "Don't diss the FOX." I'm sure we'll see how well they react soon.

Speaking of talk show hosts and candidates, Oprah is taking an interest in Obama's campaign. She's hosting a fundraiser for him on Saturday, and she's talking about some sort of high-profile role in helping him get elected. If Obama does indeed go all the way, what would be the best Cabinet position Obama could offer her?