[Gideon T. Reader]

Well you have look at the man to decide who is team is going to be.
If FRed was a jerk, a windbag or flighty, or had a past of insubstantiality, or other weakness, you could get a decent snapshot of what his crew would be like.
People surround themselves with folks that they are comfortable with; with people of similar mien and ideological inclination. Of temper and philosophy.

Happily we have a FRed that is calm, thoughtful, competent and confidence inspiring, who (if you look at his website I’mwithfred.com)has addressed almost every major issue facing this nation clearly and without sham or artifice.
That lets you know he will select a team, a crew that can and will do the job, and do it competently.
It is early days and no announced candidate has offered up their team, except for La Clinton who by implication and inference will use all of the failed bureaucrats her corrupt husband has used in the past.

So if I were you, I would not hesitate to support FRed as a candidate who will select a cool, no frills, get it done staff that will to a job of work, without all of the BS.

[RightthinkinAmerican]

Yep. I have no doubts that Fred will pick the right people for the job. Time will prove me right on that.

[EternalVigilance]

People surround themselves with folks that they are comfortable with; with people of similar mien and ideological inclination. Of temper and philosophy.

Indeed they do. Fred's closest political friends have always been folks like Howard Baker, John McCain, Chuck Hagel, Lamar Alexander, Bill Frist, et al.

[ishmac]

I would not hesitate to support FRed as a candidate who will select a cool, no frills, get it done staff that will to a job of work, without all of the BS.

Bob Novak claims that the following people are gathering around Thompson's candidacy:

Even before the official announcement of candidacy by former Sen. Fred Thompson (R-Tenn.), an all-star team of GOP operatives is gathering around him -- Lawrence Lindsey, Ken Khachigian, Tim Griffin, Dave Bossie and Victoria Toensing, with more to follow.

Novak reported this HERE

Those who know anything about these people can chime in.