After reviewing my emails with Thompson’s spokesman, his missive
through Campaign Spot, and the last round of commentary on this
issue I think much is still unclear. If Thompson did call Sununu
and talk about their respective recollections(as Thompson told Sean
Hannity earlier this week) was this appropriate and wise? Has
Thompson’s initial denial about representing this group and
lobbying the White House in fact been revoked? ( I think so, but he
hasn’t quite said so.) I concur entirely with Phil that the
substance of this story stemming from his alleged lobbying actions
16 years ago is less important than the way in which he and his
campaign have dealt with this. One of the risks in delaying his
official announcement is that the “gap” in news gets filled with
stories like these and then, if not properly responded to, the
inevitable critiquing of how he handled it.