[dirtboy]

Ronald Reagan did not sit back in his easy chair and basically posture in the hope that conservatives would elevate him to power.

Reagan had to show the GOP that conservatism is a winning path to power for the party. Fred Thompson is waiting for the GOP to remember that.

[massadvj]

Fred Thompson is waiting for the GOP to remember that

While he waits, the party is coalescing around the guy who is actually demonstrating his hunger for the nomination. Fred Thompson's belly and lackluster record in the senate show how big his work ethic is. He is a decent man, but not presidential fodder. Like Gingrich, he is hoping to fill a vacuum if one arises. That's not a leadership.