Fred Thompson won’t make campaign promises to any special interest group.
In one of the earlier debates, Hunter was one of the only ones to take this question seriously. He said that he opposed new taxes, but without foreknowledge of the future he wouldn’t absolutely say he wouldn’t increase taxes. I don’t believe Thompson has anything to prove in this regard.
And good for John McCain - you signed a meaningless pledge, but when the chips are down he voted against tax cuts.