ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Like a fickle Hollywood actor who maddeningly keeps his own schedule, Fred Thompson finally walked on the set here last night and turned in the performance his long-suffering supporters have yearned for all these months. The "Law and Order" star's positions were more polished than ever. He attacked Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney sharply and effectively. And he stayed above the fray when the fights around him got downright nasty. Giuliani, meanwhile, gave the performance his supporters have always feared, showing his most liberal feathers to date. He had to defend his past coddling statements about...
