'Nuff said....
Agreeing on "most issues" vs. "disagreeing on some is a lot of territory....there are LOTS more non-important issues than core-principle-conservative-must-keep issues, so I have no problem with it at all.
Thompson is the most conservative and least-beholdin' of any Republican on the list of candidates thus far, in my book.
AND, most importantly....he's ELECTABLE with National appeal, not just localized support.
If he runs......