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Despite the frivolous accusations of the Rudybots stating those opposing him are looking for a perfect candidate, we're not. Fred Thompson may not have always been perfect on the abortion issue but there is no doubt in my mind that he would appoint justices to the Supreme Court that would overturn Roe and would support pro-life legislation in Congress.

Nothing against Fred, but below is a quote from a NYT's article from 2/10/07:

"In his recent travels, he has directed questions on the issue toward a discussion about judges, saying he would appoint jurists who believe in interpreting, not making, the law: judges, he said, like Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and Justices Antonin Scalia and Samuel A. Alito Jr., who he has said he believed would place limits on Roe v. Wade. “On the federal judiciary I would want judges who are strict constructionists because I am,” he said last week in South Carolina. “I have a very, very strong view that for this country to work, for our freedoms to be protected, judges have to interpret, not invent, the Constitution. “Otherwise you end up, when judges invent the Constitution, with your liberties being hurt. Because legislatures get to make those decisions and the Legislature in South Carolina might make that decision one way and the Legislature in California a different one.” On the issue of a disputed abortion procedure called “partial-birth abortion” by opponents, he told Mr. Hannity that a ban signed into law by President Bush in 2003, which the Supreme Court is reviewing, should be upheld."

The NYT quote is about Rudy, btw

he would appoint jurists who believe in interpreting, not making, the law...

To be clear, this is coming from a candidate that thinks gun control and abortion are consistent with a strict adherence to the constitution. So in other words, it is a meaningless statement.