What exactly did Fred Thompson accomplish during eight years as a U.S. Senator of the Majority Party? He was representing a faily conservative state. Mitt Romney, OTOH, was governing a Lieberal Toilet for four years. Which one got more done?
When you're closer to being a liberal than a conservative, governing a leftwing cesspool like Massachusetts comes easy.
I have made the point that Fred could run to the right of his opinions in a state like Tennessee, while Romney may well have run to the left of his opinions in a Liberal state like Mass. Also, with a better balanced legislature Romney can get even more done in DC than in Mass. where the legislature was 85% Democrat. I had not thought of your point. Excellent! : )