I’ve known Bill Wichterman dating back to his days with then-Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.). We clashed from time to time on Frist’s tactics (particularly his handling of judicial nominees), but I always found Wichterman to be helpful and a passionate conservative.

David Brody reports today that Wichterman will work for Mitt Romney after jumping off the Fred Thompson bandwagon. Thompson’s refusal to support the Federal Marriage Amendment (or at least the one Wichterman favors) prompted the move. Romney’s quick catch should bolster his standing among social conservatives.