Fred Thompson Clown Show: This One Should Win an Oscar™

OK, this one takes the cake. Philip J. Martin's until, his resignation the chairman of Thompson's "First Day Founders" team, has felony convictions on drug charges.

Martin pleaded guilty to the sale of 11 pounds of marijuana in 1979, the Washington Post reported Sunday. In 1983, Martin was charged with cocaine trafficking and conspiracy stemming from a plan to sell $30,000 worth of the drug, the newspaper reported. He pleaded no contest.

It's one for a contributor to have a record, but this guy was a major public player.