It just keeps getting better and better, doesn’t it? /sarcasm

By now, I’m sure everyone knows Fred Thompson ended his presidential campaign this afternoon.

Kathryn Jean Lopez has a campaign eulogy of sorts up at the National Review Online, far more flattering than I would have been.

What his campaign may have lacked in organizational luster and ambition it made up for in authenticity and charm. You knew his greatest dream in life wasn’t to be president. You knew he’d be happy living life with his family, advising those who wanted his opinion and expertise, talking federalism with Beltway friends on weekends. When he was on Meet the Press a while back, Claremont’s Seth Leibsohn said, admiringly, “Fred came off like his hour there was not the most important thing he had to do that day.” There’s something attractive about that. And that it won’t get you elected president is today’s reality, it’s a reality to reflect on.

What is unattractive is being dishonest with solid conservatives and socially conservative organizations.  Many people put their trust (and endorsements) in Fred Thompson expecting him to step up to the plate on the campaign trail.  He failed miserably to take advantage of his early popularity.  And that, in my opinion, is a betrayal of the worst kind.

What, do I sound bitter?  I’m endorsing Mitt Romney / John McCain / Mike Huckabee / whoever is left standing not named Ron Paul or Rudy Guiliani now, of course I’m bitter.