Fred Thompson

By WTH Candidates like the center, left Mitt Romney and Rudly Giuliani will be the norm for the GOP because it will be assumed both by pundits and political campaign operatives that the strictly conservative candidate is doomed to lose. No one of Reagan’s basic small government principles will...

By Sean Thompson said curbing illegal immigration, a key issue for voters here, would be a top priority for him. The Fred Thompson in South Carolina this week is the one America saw knock into Mike Huckabee as a pro-life liberal with “blame America first” beliefs whose economic policies would des...

By Sean 7 Days until the South Carolina Primary Then he got more personal, saying Thompson had little to show for his time as senator from Tennessee. Thompson didn’t pass measures on illegal immigration or other issues he is campaigning on, Huckabee said. Washington Post:

By Gary Gross I hope you will join me in speaking up at Caucus night for Fred Thompson. If you agree that we need a true conservative in the White House, please feel free to forward this note to fellow Caucus goers and let’s get Fred the win he needs in Iowa to boost him to the next level.

It is not even enough to have a long record of service, going back to Watergate and taking down a corrupt Governor of Tennessee in the 1970’s. And having one of the most Conservative voting records in the United States Senate - before leaving it in disgust at how the system did not allow real re...

By Tom Blumer Erick at Red State reports that USA Today reporter Jill Lawrence distorted what she reported Saturday on a statement made by Fred Thompson to a Burlington, Iowa audience. Here, per Erick, is how Thompson actually responded to the question, "Do you want to be President?" --

By Gary Gross “I’m not particularly interested in running for president,” Thompson said, but rather he feels called to serve his country. Here’s Fred’s answer in context: Here’s a final shot at the USA Today correspondent: Technorati Tags: Fred Thompson, Agenda Media, Blogs

By Sean As regular VC readers know, I am one of several conspirators who is supporting Fred Thompson’s campaign for President. I cannot speak for the others, but my reasons for supporting Thompson include his commitment to federalism, his candor on important issues other candidates would pref...

By Sean “This is why Mitt Romney is having such a hard time in Iowa right now,” said Thompson spokeswoman Karen Hanretty, who called the license approvals another reason to doubt Romney “on matters of principle and conviction.” David Brody:

By Sean Like here’s my favorite: Raise your hand if you think global warming is a big threat. What, are we in the third grade? Raise your hand if you think global — you know what? I’ve got to tell you. You know who scored big yesterday with me? Fred Thompson. You know, I’ve been watching Fred Thompson. I don...

By Sean Fred Thompson: Let me give you one big one worth about $1.4 trillion dollars: my social security plan. I have put out a social security plan, the only one among the Democrats or Republican contenders, that basically faces up to the fact that social security is going bankrupt and that we’re go...

By Sean Republican Fred Thompson has sent out a fundraising e-mail headlined “It’s ‘tax penalty day’ in Massachusetts.” Today is the deadline for people there to show proof of heath-care coverage under the state’s new mandatory insurance law.

Here's a bit more on former Sen. Alfonse D'Amato standing in for Rudy Giuliani in debate rehearsals with his preferred candidate, Fred Thompson. "Senator D’Amato plays Mayor Giuliani very well, whether it’s his speech or his actions or ...

It’s the saddest GOP primary season ever, because nobody likes any of the candidates. Former Republican congressman and NewsMax columnist John LeBoutillier isn’t too impressed by the roster and doesn’t even bother to mention the guys we’ve already forgotten about — Huckleberry Broke...

In recent weeks, the former Tennessee senator, who is considering a run for the Republican nomination, has used conservative Web sites to opine about tax cuts, the Virginia Tech shootings, even the NFL draft. The actor-politician had experimen...

By John Neffinger So writes John Dickerson, chief political correspondent of Slate, in his recent piece on why the prospect of Law & Order star Fred Thompson running as a Republican candidate for president shouldn't concern anyone. And who's left laughing? The GOP. Reality-Based Republicans