[perfect_rovian_storm]

The organization largely responsible for turning a good American conservative family into a spineless bunch of so-called “compassionate conservatives” whose greatest accomplishment might just be their destruction of the Republican Party and true American conservatism.

The author is the one who apparently bought in to the idea that the Bush family was a conservative family. Now, he's using his own mistake and applying it to Fred Thompson. The trouble is that there are not two Fred Thompson's. Fred is who he is. Being a member of CFR or any other think tank is not going to change that. Fred has never espoused 'compassionate conservatism' and has never advocated the Bush policies along those lines. There is no reason to think that he would start now. Especially when he's seen where that road leads.

[RightthinkinAmerican]

And he admits his mistake with CFR.

[PlainOleAmerican]

How naive....

Clearly, the author is far better studied on the matter.... You had better study CFR a bit closer, their influence all over Washington, Fred’s membership in the organization and Bush family history back a few generations.

Your comment is entirely naive and uneducated my good friend. The author is asking exactly the right question at exactly the right time...