“I don’t think it will be Romney” a Romney-circler just told me.

Fred seems like a real gamble — that would either give him a kick with some pro-lifers or make NRL look a little irrelevant if it doesn’t. Huckabee would certainly be safer.

And with all obvious “you know I’ve been partial to Romney” disclaimers, I’d find it a tad disappointing given the way Romney’s talked about abortion vs. how Fred has these past months. But maybe their help will help Senator Thompson in the clarity department, too? Seems like an odd way to endorse though — unless they’ve really decided they don’t like Romney — which might be especially notable given Jim Bopp, who’s been with them through many a battle is on Team Romney (he is their former general counsel).

P.S. Since I’ve started this post, I’ve gotten more indications David is right. I repeat my reax to last week’s endorsement: “Weird.”

UPDATE: It’s definitely going to be Thompson.