Just to clarofy somethings, I like Fred and he is way more preferable than the POS Giuliani. One hopes that Fred being a senator is not a part of the whole get along with Democrats mentality that has engulfed many Republican senators.
I think we need someone rather than the usual Southern gentleman running for the Presidency and someone who brings a fresh approach to washington.
I don't have a direct quote, but Thompson's definition of "bipartisan" isn't having coffee with the other side, holding hands, and singing "Kumbuyah", it's going to the voters, convincing them, and having them pressure their Congresscritters into playing ball.
Not the typical "consensus"-minded Senator.