On his VolPAC blog, Bill Frist endorsed a Fred Thompson for President run. As much as many of us may have thought that Frist was a weak senate leader there is no doubt that his support brings with it the type of national connections that someone jumping in this late would need. The question here is whether this is an obligatory “he’s from my state endorsement” or will Frist really pitch in. My natural inclination is that its a “in name only endorsement” but then again why come out and endorse him before he even runs and then risk him not running and having burnt bridges with the major contenders.

Another blog notes that some social conservatives blame him for getting out of the 2002 race late as a favor to Lamar Alexander and shunning their candidate, Ed Bryant. Now I am a big Ed Bryant fan, but do a favor to a friend (Alexander and Thompson knew each other closely through TN politics) who happens to be slightly more liberal than another guy might be questionable but compared to favoring taxpayer funded abortions (Giuliani) it ain’t nothin. I still am leaning Romney at the moment but we’ll see if Thompson gets in.

UPDATE: Read this thread of blogs commenting on the possibility of Thompson getting in. There are some major blogs with good, good things to say. I think the two most poignant comments being that the net firestorm his FNS appearance created shows he has a broad base of support and second that his hollywood and establishment (Frist, Baker, Dole) connections would allow him to raise $ quickly.