Fred Thompson

June 27, 2007 -- In a schedule of public events today, Hollywood actor and former lobbyist Fred Thompson is preparing to test the waters for a possible Presidential run. But everything about Thompson’s campaign seems to be all smoke and mirrors. From his “exploring” a run to his “possible” announcement timing and his failure to outline his views on key issues, Thompson seems to have a knack for running away from actually running.    » read more »

June 12, 2007 -- With three of the four leading Republican presidential hopefuls in California this week, Golden State voters will get a first hand look at the GOP’s lack of leadership on energy issues. Over the next two days, Mitt Romney, John McCain and Fred Thompson will all be in California raising the campaign cash needed to fuel their end of quarter fundraising reports.    » read more »

May 8, 2007 -- Fred Thompson, in a Project Vote Smart survey he filled out in 1994 that has recently come to light, stated that he favored decreasing funding for AIDS research (via NY Sun).

I couldn't believe it until I checked it out for myself; he actually said he wanted to cut funding. This, by the way, was right around the time that the US death rate (per 100,000 population) was near its peak. Yet somehow that didn't cause him to change his mind.    » read more »