Thompson campaign loses another staffer

[ck4829]

Another aide has left Fred Thompson's presidential campaign-in-waiting.

Linda Rozett, a longtime U.S. Chamber of Commerce official, is gone from the former Tennessee senator's committee to "test the waters" of a presidential bid after spending the last several weeks as communications director. Her departure was disclosed in an e-mail Monday to staffers from campaign manager Bill Lacy.

"It is my duty to let you know that Linda Rozett is no longer with our committee," Lacy wrote. "I will have to make a lot of tough decisions to make our venture successful, and this was one of them. Linda is a talented, professional and gracious lady who will be missed. But in the limited amount of time we have I feel it critical to have a communications point person with significant campaign experience."

The all-but-declared candidate collected about $1.5 million less than the $5 million backers had hoped to bring in during June, his first fundraising month. In July, Thompson sidelined his campaign-manager-in-waiting, Tom Collamore, and watched a few other aides follow him out the door amid consternation inside the operation about the active role of Thompson's wife, Jeri.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/thompson_staff_departure

[AlCzervik]

1. i am really tired of Fred's lady in waiting strategy, boring.

[YOY]

2. My God, who would actually be willing to vote for the motley Repub crew they're presenting

It's like leftovers after wild dogs have had their way with the Thanksgiving turkey...

[redqueen]

3. Idiots.

Got no shortage of those, unfortunately.

*sigh*

[YOY]

6. I swear they will not pick Rudy or Mittens based on religion alone

Unless I miunderstand the Southern Baptists and Talibornagains, they won't be voting for a Catholic or a Mormon...even if they are Republican. Unless they can get the greatest evil on our side in the candidate's seat.

Yep, idiots.

[JDPriestly]

4. Fred Thompson looks like such a grouch.

I would not want to be in the same restaurant with him, much less having a cup of coffee with him. I bet he is awful to have to work for.

[Stephanie]

5. why does he have a campaign manager if he's not in the race yet?

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[redqueen]

7. Why do they call it a campaign in the headline?

:shrug: