A couple of days ago I said Fred Thompson and Giuliani were about to go belly-up. Thompson's gone ahead and bared his, and Giuliani is in a bit of trouble.

Not only did the NY Times release a feature story about Giuliani being a petty and thin-skinned jerk, they also replaced him in their election guide with Ron Paul, the Congressman Giuliani was busy chuckling and laughing at during the debates.

UPDATE: Well, it was a short-lived victory for Paul over Giuliani. Here's the before and after pics (from the election guide):

Earlier today:

And about an hour after Thompson's announcement: