Money to go on

(H/T - Fred Thompson News)

Despite the constant reports that the Thompson campaign was having money issues it is apparent that there were no issues.  Which means this - family is first and foremost to Thompson (as it should be).  Still waiting word on how Fred’s mom is doing - the family is in the thoughts and prayers of many including mine.  Here’s the article from the Jackson Sun.

Clippard disputed reports that said Thompson ended his White House hopes for financial reasons.

“It was absolutely not financial problems,” he said Tuesday from his Middle Tennessee home Tuesday. “As late as last night, we had our troops gathered in Washington, (D.C.), ready to continue fundraising, and we had enough cash in the bank to fund the campaign all the way through January.”

Clippard said Thompson’s campaign had raised $23 million to $25 million since June 4.

“We had enough to pay payroll, to put gas in the bus to take Fred to Florida and to pay for hotel rooms,” he said. “We had enough cash to take us through Super Tuesday.” The Tennessee primary will be on Super Tuesday, Feb. 5.

“The last couple days since his third-place finish in South Carolina, his mother has been very sick and in the Vanderbilt hospital,” Clippard said, “and he has been with her the last three days. He did not call a major press conference to announce his (withdrawal). He is not thinking about anything in the world right now but his mother.”

 Of course it would also play into the possible “Thompson Strategy” crazy as that sounds.