BTW, the first time Fred Thompson was mentioned in FR was exactly ten days ago in a thread about him possibly running. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1794264/posts#comment?q=1 There are 980 posts to that thread, generally positive. Makes one wonder if Freepers are as pliable as marshmallows. How 'bout Thompson? 41% yea!!! How 'bout Gingrich? 41% yea!!! How 'bout Giuliani? 41% yea!!! How 'bout Hunter? 41% yea!!! How 'bout Hillary? 41% yea!!! How 'bout .... wait a minute.... can I have that last poll back?