[flashbunny]

Anybody have a list of his positions on the issues?

[Cosmo]

Thought to myself the other day after hearing about his rant on the Libby issue that this guy would make a good presidential candidate. I think he's Pretty darned conservative from what I recall.

[lmr]

I don't know his positions, but he is a well-spoken Conservative and definitely has more Charisma than the current crop of candidates. If his ideology is similar to Reagan's, we could have ourselves another "Ronaldus Maximus."

[silent_jonny]

fyi

[loreldan]

The more the merrier. The more choices we have the better off we are.

[Siobhan]

Fred Thompson/Melissa Hart '08

That's my 2 cents.

[Pox]

A solid choice who happens to be the best chance for the Republicans in 2008, IMO.

Best choice of the current crop of those interested on the right.

[altura]

I find this interesting. Fred would be an attractive candidate, but I don't know much about his positions.

Does anybody?

[ABG(anybody but Gore)]

Right now, I'm leaning towards Romney, but if Fred jumps in, he's got my vote.

[zarf]

He's a Howard Baker conservative. A RINO light.

[zarf]

He's a Howard Baker conservative. A RINO lite.

[Richard Kimball]

I'd fall into Thompson's camp. Where do you go to tell him he's got support?

[Pistolshot]

Position on the issues here

[stuck_in_new_orleans]

id like to see a Rudy/Fred ticket.

[carlo3b]

Ping a ding.. :).. :)

[Ditter]

I have heard Thompson speak a few times and I was always impressed. I was very sorry when he dropped out of politics.

[Ma3lst0rm]

Here is a link: Fred Thompson Issues

[nowandlater]

This race is getting crazier ever day!

With Fred Thompson the entire field looks like this:

Rudy, McCain, Romney, Newt, Fred Thompson, Huckabee, Hunter, Brownback, Tancredo, Ron Paul, Tommy Thompson, Jim Gilmore

Let's assume also that Condi jumps in too. The top tier, which I define by those who can raise gobs of cash, becomes:

Rudy, McCain, Romney, Newt, Condi, and Fred Thompson.

That will result in a historical dog-fight. This is insane, the party will go all sorts of directions and I don't see anyone coming out unscathed! Fred Thompson may come out on top, but I am not so sure.

[M. Thatcher]

I like Fred; he's an attractive politician with a long history of doing the right thing. I first became aware of him in this book about corrupt Tennessee pols; Thompson is a true hero in that true story.

When he came to the Senate I had very high hopes; in fact, I anticipated him truly nailing the Clintonoids when he ran the 1997 Senate hearings looking into the White House fundraising "coffees."

Unfortunately, the hearings proved a disappointment and Fred's towering presence ultimately, in my opinion, went rather limp as the Clinton gang and their Democrat Protectorate ran circles around him. He was also, as Republicans in DC tend to be, so focused on being "fair" and being seen as such by the media, that his hearings descended into appeasement.

But he is a decent man with good qualities; I would vote for him were he the Republican nominee. However, I personally would prefer someone who will go for the kill.