[jackieaxe]

I would hate to think what you were saying about Ronald Reagan back when he first ran

Back when RR first ran I was a Jimmy Carter fan. Yes, I was young and stupid. I do remember Ronald Reagan ran against an incumbent republican president. When he ran and won, he did it by coming in the front door, meaning he debated his opponents. He declared he was running two years before the election. He didn't try to back door his way into the nomination by avoiding debates and trying to position himself as someone special (though he was). I do resent Fred Thompson's office saying more people watch Leno than the republican debates. It may be true but I'd rather see a debate rather than running each candidate through Leno and see which one can tell the best joke. Until Fred Thompson starts acting like he's running for President, I'll consider him a joke.

[MeanWestTexan]

Speaking of Reagan, Romney apparently didn’t like Ronald:

“I was an independent during the Reagan years. I do not support their policies, and I do not want to go back to those years!”

[wagglebee]

Your memory is incorrect. Reagan was considered the frontrunner and skipped nearly all of the GOP debates and straw polls in 1979. George Bush campaigned heavily in these and as a result won in Iowa. THAT’S when Reagan got serious about campaigning.

But, as you yourself said, you weren’t a Reagan fan, so nobody should expect you to like Thompson either.