Fred Thompson has officially announced, and we take a look at the buzz and commentary surrounding his announcement video, his web site, his new campaign ad, and his appearance on the Tonight Show. If you decide to watch the video, get some popcorn and hunker down, it's a long one. Also, a MyDD blogger responds to Election Geek's post about candidate bloggers; Jeff Cohen asks if the netroots are a paper tiger; and the Washington Post launches a cool Issue Coverage Tracker.