[JohnBovenmyer]

This is the same Fred Thompson who's Senate committee did that bang up job nailing Bill and Al for their Chinese connections? No wonder Beckel is encouraging him to run! The Clintons have already proved they don't need to work up a sweat to squish him. Howard Baker's support confirms my impression. Yes, Fred was a reliable conservative vote and thus a useful back bencher, but when heavy lifting was needed he couldn't handle anything unscripted.

[Josh Painter]

JohnBovenmyer wrote: "This is the same Fred Thompson who's Senate committee did that bang up job nailing Bill and Al for their Chinese connections?"

You should blame John Glenn and Joe Liberman for that, not Fred Thompson:

http://www.fas.org/irp/congress/1998_rpt/sgo-sir/3-34.htm

[nopardons]

Exactly so and it is surprising that none of Thompson's supporters here, remember anything pertinent about him and call posters who do and post these facts, names.