https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2007/12/14/and-the-winner-gets-to-be-president/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usFri, 12 Jun 2026 01:32:50 -0400<![CDATA[I can identify with the ambivalence &#8211; assuming he is ambivalent &#8211; with which Fred Thompson is being tarred in this campaign, because I imagine the process of running for President is even more humiliating than being a screenwriter. In fact, it is not entirely dissimilar. You have to spend your time nodding politely to idiots and pretending everything they say is important and not to be dismissed &#8211; for fear in the candidate&#8217;s case that they won&#8217;t get a vote and for the screenwriter that they will be fired (pretty much the same thing.)]]>Fri, 14 Dec 2007 13:17:49 -0500<![CDATA[Roger L. Simon]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-l-simon/2007/12/14/and-the-winner-gets-to-be-president-n214837