Fredipedia: The Definitive Fred Thompson Reference
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Fredipedia: The Definitive Fred Thompson Reference
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Your pings make my day. I don’t always post to them
but I always read them... Fred Thompson’08!
While I love re-reading the history, that committee was one of the key opportunities lost thanks in part to Fred not being able to bring it to its conclusion. Why? Because John Glenn, minority leader on the committee, frustrated the whole process. Why? Because Clinton had promised Glenn that he would cover long overdue campaign debts going back to 1984 and he would give John Glenn one last ride on the NASA Shuttle.
Fred was was too nice — as this article points out: the corruption was there for all to see but Fred didn’t have the b**** to press it.
I like Fred, but this was far from his best moment in the Senate.
With apologies to all in advance, I’d like to somewhat hijack this thread to pose a question to the group. We’ve all commented on the genius of Fred’s political startegy in delaying his announcement, and being able to raise his profile outside the normal campaign framework. Does anyone here think that another former senator from Tennessee is emulating Fred’s model. Is Gore in effect doing the same thing?
With apologies to all in advance, I’d like to somewhat hijack this thread to pose a question to the group. We’ve all commented on the genius of Fred’s political strategy in delaying his announcement, and being able to raise his profile outside the normal campaign framework. Does anyone here think that another former senator from Tennessee is emulating Fred’s model. Is Gore in effect doing the same thing?