One of my readers in South Carolina writes:

Remember, NH is not the reason Fred is at the debate tonight. It’s South Carolina. He is trying to lay groundwork for a comeback here. After Tuesday, either McCain will be out of the race or Romney will be seriously weakened. There will be pieces that can be picked up in South Carolina and Fred wants to be the one with the broom.

Probably true. It seems like between tonight and last night, Fred Thompson has found a style he’s at home with, that works well for him, and that he’ll use from here on out.

I just want to note, that as I listen to the candidates go at each other on who’s the biggest squish on immigration, I conclude that if Rudy Giuliani put as much effort and ruthless determination into securing the border that he put into fighting crime in New York City, I think he’d get results comparable to what he accomplished in the Big Apple.