All Choked Up.

     Fred Thompson reminds me of cough syrup.

     Both come out thick and slow.

     I watched him drawl his way through a yawner of a McBush III defense last night, and couldn't help but notice that he cleared his throat or coughed during most every applause line.

     Later, I heard Keith Olbermann note that he did it 70 times.

     You might want to see a doctor about that, Fred.