For the record, James Bopp — veteran pro-life activist, first amendment attorney, former NRLC counsel, and Romney advisor – tells me that he cannot speak about the endorsement, since he and everyone else involved has been asked to keep it to themselves until it actually happens.

UPDATE: The Thompson campaign has been swamped with reporters’ calls, but is refusing comment for now.

Meanwhile, the cat appears to be out of the bag — it’s Fred — but you saw it here first.