Fred Thompson gone? ***update***

Rumors are flying around that local boy Fred Thompson may be dropping out of the race for the republican nomination.

Jonathan Garthwaite passes on word that, “Fox News is reporting that Fred Thompson has told Fox he will not be participating in Thursday’s debate and may make an announcement about his candidacy soon.”

Rumors are not worth much, but I'll follow up on this as it develops.

update
Fred has officially dropped out.

The exit of the former actor came as little surprise to those who had taken notice of his speech on the night of his defeat in South Carolina, when the normally laconic Thompson talked at length, and with an air of nostalgia, about his campaign.

"We will always be bound by a close bond because we have traveled a very special road together for a very special purpose," he told supporters.

The main question now is who will his supporters lean to. With it seeming that the republican candidates take turns winning states no single one has risen to the top, and Thompson's supporters may change that in the near future.

If you wanted to support Thompson I ask this. Who would you vote for now? Anonymous comments welcomed