[STARWISE]

He's got an acceptable voting record, ACU rating and positive national reputation. I'm very interested in a possible Thompson run, and.. so far .. I think he could have what it takes to unify the party for what will be a very tough, rancorous and consequential election.

Just the positive energy that's been galvanized here and is now buzzing in the blogosphere at even the hint of his running is eyeopening and impressive .. are you already closing the door on him? Do you already have a candidate who's got the national juice to win?

What concerns me is the level of personal attacks, "gotcha" attitude and highly combative pitch at the beginning of the cycle .. we've got 2 more years and untold and unknown numbers of world and domestic events and candidate filtering to get through before that day in Nov. 08 and still be on our feet and sane.

Thompson ACU info:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1794264/posts?page=667#667

Prayers for God's mercy and protection for America, us and our awesome troops.

[STARWISE]

Found this ~~ Thompson on Nifong.

http://www2.nationalreview.com/longnifong.mp3

[Gelato]

Meaning no disrespect, but if we are to choose our nominee based on his ACU rating, and turn a blind eye to his extreme campaign finance reform advocacy, then why not go with McCain?

ACU lifetime rating:

Senator John MCCAIN (R-AZ): 83
Senator Fred THOMPSON (R-TN): 86

And that's with McCain serving 23 years to Thompson's 8.

ACU ratings are over-rated, and do not tell the story.