If Fred Thompson makes it official, conservatives will have a viable candidate to support. He'll still have to prove himself worthy of conservative support. I think there is a good chance he can. Two of his priorities are reforming the federal tax code and reforming SocSec and Medicare entitlements. FredT believes in Federalism, aka. limited government.
The best news in the GOP nomination process so far? FredT has knocked a significant amount from Rooty`s support. With more to come.