Through a spokesperson, U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann commented Wednesday on the announcement by Mayfield Dairy president Scottie Mayfield that the Athens businessman is strongly considering running in the 2012 Third District GOP primary.

Fleischmann says that he enjoys Mayfield’s ice cream, especially the ice cream sandwiches, and that he will wait with everyone else to see what happens over the next two to three weeks.

(Full disclosure: I don’t always eat chip dips, but when I do, I prefer Mayfield French Onion Dip. Not a political endorsement. Not a sponsored statement.)