Thompson: Not Freddie For Prime Time

From the NY Daily News:

Freshly minted GOP White House hopeful Fred Thompson puzzled Iowans yesterday by insisting an Al Qaeda smoking ban was one reason freedom-loving Iraqis bolted to the U.S. side.

"They said, 'You gotta quit smoking,'" Thompson explained to a questioner asking about progress in Iraq during a town hall-style meeting. ***

"I don't know what that was about," said Jim Moran, 72, who had driven from nearby McCook Lake, S.D.

Prediction: Freddie "What's He Smoking?" Thompson will drop out of the race before the Iowa Caucuses.