Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Fred Thompson: The next Ronald Reagan?
"A political analyst and former Democrat insider says actor and former Tennessee senator Fred Thompson is a solid conservative who would be a formidable candidate for president in 2008, should he choose to run," reports GOPUSA.
"Political analyst Keith Thompson says his namesake reminds him of Ronald Reagan. 'He has a solid conservative voting record on issues of life, on issues of international security and national defense, the terrorism issue, the war,' says the analyst, concluding with the observation: 'I don't know of an issue that he has fallen short of in the broadly defined sort of 'Reaganesque' conservative mantle.'
"The political analyst sees both similarities and contrasts between Fred Thompson and Ronald Reagan -- a.k.a. 'The Great Communicator' -- under whose watch the Cold War came to an end and the Berlin Wall came down.
"'Like Ronald Reagan, he has chosen acting,' says Thompson; '[but] unlike Reagan, who started in acting and then turned to politics, Thompson has sort of moved back and forth between the two.' He also believes the former senator's current role of a district attorney on Law & Order will enhance his chances."
"Political analyst Keith Thompson says his namesake reminds him of Ronald Reagan. 'He has a solid conservative voting record on issues of life, on issues of international security and national defense, the terrorism issue, the war,' says the analyst, concluding with the observation: 'I don't know of an issue that he has fallen short of in the broadly defined sort of 'Reaganesque' conservative mantle.'
"The political analyst sees both similarities and contrasts between Fred Thompson and Ronald Reagan -- a.k.a. 'The Great Communicator' -- under whose watch the Cold War came to an end and the Berlin Wall came down.
"'Like Ronald Reagan, he has chosen acting,' says Thompson; '[but] unlike Reagan, who started in acting and then turned to politics, Thompson has sort of moved back and forth between the two.' He also believes the former senator's current role of a district attorney on Law & Order will enhance his chances."
# posted by Joltin' Django @ Tuesday, March 20, 2007 
