With politician-turned- actor-turned-politician Fred Thompson now officially out of the presidential race, it's hard not to think back on the year that was for the lazy fox. How he was all but begged to run, then chastised for his perhaps disengaging style, and finally booed right off the stage. How his hot wife and Fred Heads made us all believe. And how the media told his story from auspicious beginning to untimely end ... through telltale headlines:

"Fred Thompson for President? His Supporters Hope So" —AP, March 12, 2007

"Thompson Outshines Contemporaries" —The New York Dispatch, March 19, 2007

"Thompson Making Waves Just Sticking Toe In" —Augusta Chronicle, March 31, 2007

"'Fred for President' Chorus Grows" —Sunday Times, April 15, 2007

"It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Fred Thompson! —Fort Worth Star-Telegram, June 5, 2007

"Must Be The Season Of the Fred" —New York Times, August 16, 2007

"Lazy Like a Fox" —Newsweek, September 10, 2007

"Thompson's First Week Hasn't Wowed Political Observers" —AP, September 15, 2007

"Thompson's First Two Months Mixed" —AP, November 5, 2007

"Is Thompson Falling Short in the Presidential Race?" —CNN, November 27, 2007

"Thompson's Style May Be Hurting Him" —St. Petersburg Times, January 2, 2008

"Fred Thompson Ambles Off Stage" —Radar, January 22, 2007