I read the article, and I'm very skeptical.
I'm not questioning Thompson's conservative credentials, I'm questioning his competence to be president — and maybe his sincerity, if not his honesty.
I believe he may be tossing his hat into the ring under false pretenses.
I suspect there is skulduggery afoot here in the form of connivance between Thompson and McCain to suck the air out of the campaign, which has not been going well for McCain.
Thompson has never demonstrated that he is willing to do what it takes to become president.
I've always thought he was somewhat of a political dilettante.
Strictly on issues alone and nothing else, who do you agree with more, Thompson or Giuliani?
I've read many of your posts about Thompson's possible candidacy and realize you have little or no respect for him as a potential president.
In the last few days and weeks he has expressed several opinions in direct disagreement with McCain...and yet you continue to float the theory that he's basically in bed with the McCain campaign.
I'd encourage you to listen to the audios available at NRO of each of his pieces- it might give you a more balanced perspective.
What it takes to become president is to win the election. He's demonstrated the ability to win elections... by wide margins. Plus, I think he was Howard Baker's campaign manager for one election.
Seems to me he's knowledgeable about what it takes to make it happen.
Or when you said "willing to do what it takes" did you mean changing his views to try to convince people he's something he's not? If that's what it would take (which a lot of the candidates seem to think), you might be right. I'm not seeing signs of pandering anywhere in his history.