GOP Front Runners Prepare For 2008

The GOP front runners for the presidential nomination gathered in Memphis. Sort of a political version of March Madness.

GOP product launch

Preening presidential hopefuls gather in a very early test of the best man to defeat the dreaded Hillary Clinton in 2008.

By Walter Shapiro

March 13, 2006 | MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Walking into the lobby of the Peabody Hotel last Friday afternoon was akin to taking a time-warp trip back to an old-style Republican convention where politicos plotted behind potted palms, reporters swapped rumors and delegates demonstrated devotion to differing candidates with decorations and lapel pins.

Read more.....