The Swamp and FredSpeak

From The Baltimore Sun...

More than anything, Thompson excelled in offering aphorism for almost every issue. An example of Fred-speak:

On corruption in Congress:

"It was so cold in Washington the other day, the politicians had their hands in their own pockets."

On low taxes:

"A dollar belongs in the pocket of the person who earned it."

On the global struggle against terrorism:

"This is the forces of civilization against the forces of anarchy. And it's us against them."

On not being beholden to special interests:

"I wear no man's collar."

On the challenges the next president will face:

"We don't know what's around the corner. It's gonna take a steady hand on the plow."

On global warming not yet being proven:

"We can't tell if it will rain tomorrow, but we can tell you what happened 1,000 years ago?"

On his capacity to respond to terrorist attacks:

"I don't want to be henny-penny or things of that nature, but I've been there."

On being plain-spoken:

"What you see is what you get and that's what you get with me."

With that, Thompson left the room to the tune of what may be his campaign theme song, "Free and Easy Down the Road I Go" by country singer Dierks Bentley.

In case you are curious, here are the lyrics:

Pair of boots and a sack of clothes
Free and easy down the road I go
Hangin' memories on the high line poles
Free and easy down the road I go
Free and easy down the road I go

Ragweed's rockin' on the radio
Free and easy down the road I go
So I keep rollin' like an old banjo
Free and easy down the road I go

Got the sun shinin' on me like a big spotlight
So I know everything is gonna be alright

Ain't no tellin' where the wind might blow
Free and easy down the road I go
Livin' life like a Sunday stroll
Free and easy down the road I go
Free and easy down the road I go

If you only get to go around one time
I'm gonna sit back and try to enjoy the ride

I could make a million or wind up broke
Free and easy down the road I go
Can't take it with you when you go so
Free and easy down the road I go
Someday I know it's gonna take me home so
Free and easy down the road I go
Free and easy down the road I go