“I’m not seeing any reason to doubt him. In case you didn’t notice, the President let McCain-Feingold go through his office with his signature on it...and then nominated two models of strict constructionism to the Court.”
True. But President Bush had campaigned promising to nominate judges in the mold of Justice Scalia. He was very conscious of the cultural conflict raging in the U.S. and was also a committed Christian. Thompson brings none of this to the table. We just don’t know what his core convictions are on the major cultural issues because he has always avoided discussing anything controversial—one of the reasons he finds favor with the media. So we really don’t know how he would act if he won the presidency.
So...instead of judging Thompson by his record on these issues, or even just waiting and seeing what he has to say as the campaign goes on, I'm supposed to trust Rudy Giuliani to exhibit and support those good ol' heartland values? I'm supposed to trust a guy on constructionist judges when he thinks a constructionist could go either way on Roe vs. Wade? Gimme a break.