[teddyballgame]

“I just checked on something.. during the time the Schiavo situation was going on, Thompson was heading the advisory group to help nominate John Robers to the USSC. Right after Robert’s nomination (Schiavo case still going on), Thompson was chairing of the International Security Advisory Board (chaired this until July 2007).. so yea, he had a lot of time to get involved with this case.. Little, unimportant things like the Supreme Court and Terrorism going on, Thompson had no excuse to not be personally involved in this case.//sarc”

I’m sorry that’s a bit of a stretch. He was too busy to have an opinion or a even a recollection of the case?!? The story dominated the country. If he doesn’t remember it he’s either trying to duck the issue or he’s out of touch. Either way, his non-answer is a dissapointment.

[mmichaels1970]

I still think his "Local matters generally speaking should be left to the locals. I think Congress has got an awful lot to keep up with." seems like an opinion to me. That should be the issue we are arguing and debating.

[mnehring]

He didn’t say he ‘didn’t have a recollection of the case’, he said “... I know that good people were doing what they thought was best,” Thompson said. “That’s going back in history. I don’t remember the details of it.”
Big difference... again, considering what he was overseeing at the time, I understand he didn’t have time to dig into the details of the case.. Do you know the details of what the International Security Advisory Board was reporting to congress in 2005? I bet you don’t.. that doesn’t mean that stopping terrorism isn’t important to you, it is just that you had a different focus..

[mnehring]

Either way, his non-answer is a dissapointment. To be disappointed, you had to have an expectation, which for disclosure, you should post your expectation or opinion on Thompson to show your motivation.

Quote from Teddyballgame: Not only is he a coward, he’s an egotistcal Hollywood actor. .. So, what disappointed you, it seems more like the way you misread this fit right into your expectation..