Fred Thompson stole the show in the Republican debate tonight. Where has this version of Fred been all this time? Lots of bloggers are wondering why he took Huck to the woodshed and never aimed his barbs at McCain. I think that was smart. You don’t want to jump all over a war hero. But his assertiveness had the desired effect. The Luntz focus group on Fox News gave Fred the win convincingly. Now, can Fred sustain or will he go back into his lazy mode?