Thompson Under Fire for Lobbying Connection

Dallasblog.com | Tom Pauken:

“Even though he has not yet officially announced his candidacy for President, one would think that former Republican Senator Fred Thompson must be the Republican frontrunner since he already finds himself under attack in the pages of the New York Times.”

Ed Cognoski responds:

Tom Pauken's lede implies that the story here is not the lobbying positions given to members of Fred Thompson's family after his election to the Senate, but that Fred Thompson is under attack by the New York Times. It's almost as if Mr Pauken wants us to believe that the source of the investigative report is a priori evidence of its falsehood. That negative press is a good sign, a sign of strength and a sign his rivals for the Presidency, Republican and Democratic, must be "worried". As if Mr Pauken is trying to spin this story into a badge of honor for Senator Thompson. Mr Pauken never tells us what he thinks of Senator Thompson's lobbying background and the lobbying positions doled out to his family. Maybe he doesn't want his readers to think about that too much.

P.S. Tom Pauken has blocked me from commenting on Dallas Blog itself.