Posted by
Ryan S. on Wednesday, May 30, 2007 10:44:33 AM
First, I want to say I'm glad Fred Thompson is in the race. I like him. I think he's a good candidate, and I really want to see him in one of those lame debates like the the ones we had this month.
That much being said, I'm not on the pickup truck just yet. I want to see where he stands on things, and how he is different from the other candidates, besides being on
Law & Order and having charisma most of the others wish they had.
The only indication of some of his policy positions that I have thus far are from
a WaPo article from the begining of the month that claims Fred's positions are suspiciously similar to Senator John McCain's. Of course, that immediately set off warning lights for me.
Frist, Thompson co-chaired McCain's presidential bid in 1999, and was one of only 4 Senators to support McCain in 2000. Thompson was also an early supporter of Campaign Finance 'Reform,' though I have heard rumors he now does not agree with how it turned out.
I'm eager to hear what Thompson has to say, and how exaclty his positions line up. The only downside about him running is that TNT will probably subsistute wall-to-wall
Law & Order with more episodes of
Charmed. Ugh.