Pew

George Will compares the launch of the Thompson brand to that of New Coke and wonders how the now-candidate can “fill some supposed piety void in the Republican field” if he is by his own admission AWOL on Sunday mornings:

Is there, however, a huge cash value in the role for which he is auditioning - darling of religious conservatives? Perhaps. But their aspiring darling recently said in South Carolina, "I attend church when I'm in Tennessee. I'm in McLean right now. I don't attend regularly when I'm up there."

Yikes, guys. Yes, democrats can skate through with their show Bibles and pandering accents, but don't kid yourselves: Republicans must actually go to church.