I prefer Fred’s brain in Fred’s temperament, thank you.
Even the name, Fred, is reassuring. A plain old american name.
In the 1850s the Whig Party split and died a miserable death over the slavery issue.
The Republican party was born and came to power a few years later.
Today’s Republican Party is in danger of repeating that Whig history on the illegal Mexican squatter issue.
The party needs a figure strong enough and principled enough to return it to its federalist, law and order, strong military roots
If not it will die.....and should.
IMHO, only Fred thompson has the priciples, stature, communication skills and the AUTHENTICITY to accomplish that.