[GBA]

"I can't help it. It makes me like Fred Thompson less. And I can't believe I'm the only one."

Of course it will make her like Thompson less. She is another catty middle aged or older woman threatened by a younger woman who married a man her age. It has nothing to do with Jerri Thompson and everything to do with her fear.

There are several women here who offer up the standard insults: "She's a gold digger." or "He's a dirty old man." You petty women who make these comments reveal a lot more about yourselves and your bias, insecurity and fear than you do about someone else's marriage/relationship. Good luck with that.

One reason an older man seeks a younger woman is because her attitude is often better. She's not tainted, damaged, bitter and/or angry. She's actually FUN to be with. Say what you will, but Michael Douglas looks happy. Same for Fred Thompson and Larry King and any of the other names who come up.

I know of several older man/younger woman relationships and trust me, money has nothing to do with them being with each other. Sometimes age really is just a number. The women in these relationships are certainly not Anna Nicole Smith type gold diggers. If that's all you Estrich and Maureen Dowds can see, then you really do have a lot to fear from younger women.

[CottonBall]

Of course it will make her like Thompson less. She is another catty middle aged or older woman threatened by a younger woman who married a man her age. It has nothing to do with Jerri Thompson and everything to do with her fear.

There are several women here who offer up the standard insults: "She's a gold digger." or "He's a dirty old man." You petty women who make these comments reveal a lot more about yourselves and your bias, insecurity and fear than you do about someone else's marriage/relationship. Good luck with that.

All the attacks in your post are uncalled for. As are all the insults to Susan, however much deserved they may be. The point is - will this 20 year gap between Thompson and his wife hurt his chances of winning? That's something we need to seriously consider.

Generally, people that marry someone much younger than themselves are viewed as being somehow deficient in being able to maintain a relationship with a similarly-aged person. Whether it's because immaturity, shallowness, selfishness, or greed doesn't matter - the first response is negative. If Thompson gets the candidacy, the Dems and MSM will have a field day with this.

Especially when Republicans start saying that a person's personal life doesn't matter - exactly what the Dems said during Clinton's impeachment hearings. We can't be hypocrits.