The not-yet-candidacy of Fred Thompson, soaring in polls of Republican primary voters, has engendered plenty of excitement, and not a small amount of fear on the part of his rivals, Democrats, and the MSM. My trusted political friends are divided on Fred, with some highly enthusiastic, most intrigued and wanting more, and some waiting to be convinced Fred has the vision and depth.Melanie Morgan, KSFO talk show host in San Francisco (morning drive time) and Force of Nature (full time), analyzes media reactions to Fred, which she accurately reads as fear. She, like most conservatives including me, perceives that rare ability of Fred to reach out through the mass media fog, and connect directly to the American people. The comparison to Reagan is obvious, and Melanie sees that ability of Fred's sparking the gravest fears among MSM apparatchiks.I have to doff my hat to Melanie for cementing that connection with the following comparison:She cites the Washington Post's Richard Cohen, writing...(Read Full Post)