All this really says about Fred Thompson is that he will do what ever he must to attain that American DOLLAR. Would that be the reason he would ultimately choose being a lobbyist over being a Senator? He has no morals! The only reason he is even testing the presidential campaign waters is from a personal perspective of what he can acquire for himself. Power and prestige, typical Republican egocentric. I hope he runs!

Rich Republican lobbyists don't care one way or another about abortions unless they need one...and then there is no contest; they get one.

A silent prayer: "Please no more actors as President". President Regan destroyed the air traffic contollers in America. Instead of negotiating with them, he fired them. The consequence of his actions can be seen on 9/11 and beyond. Some people admire cowboy and Indian films. They see themselves as John Wayne or whatever characters they play or admire on TV and the movies, but they aren't.

IMMACONSERVATIVE:

Since when did abortion qualify for a murder charge?

I too am a conservative but this topic is not a political one to begin with. Having said that, I am not a Republican either. I am not for abortion; but you nor anyone else will ever be able to legislate your form of morality on anyone. Give me a break!

All this article does is demonstrate the ever changing roles of Thompson for the purpose of gaining power and money. He works in the environment that pays him most. Seems to me he should stay with acting unless he thinks he can make more by being President during and after that is!

dems preaching morality? Give me a break. The only reason you'll hear dems talking about morality is when a Republican - who does talk about morality - slips up and makes a mistake. Other than that, dems don't give a flying rat's butt about morality. A dem can get an abortion, and the drive by media don't even talk about it, but if a Republican gets the same abortion, the drive by media and the democrats on the Hill start salivating and attacking the said Republican. Or an affair...dems have affairs on their spouses all the time. I won't insert my favorite Clinton joke here. But, how about Mr. Villaraigosa? He had an affair on his wife. Not a peep on the networks. dems haven't risen their voices, not even a little. If a Republican has an affair, say, Mr. Vitter? Oh..the dems are abuzz with all manner of hypocritical BS and investigations directed at this man. There is a double standard on morality in the democratic party!

Spartacus - The air traffic controllers that were crushed by Reagen in the 80's were federal employees. I work for the federal government and federal employees cannot go on strike for any reason what so ever. Its written into our employment clause when we are hired. They worked for the government, and when they struck, according to federal employment guidelines, they had to be fired. Reagen followed protocol as it was written. As for actors as Presidents or even govenators..Arnold has done a decent job in California from what I've heard. Now correct me if I'm wrong, I'm from the northeast. As long as the man has a vision to see the country through these issues we have, I don't care what professional background he comes from.

There's no double standard. The problem is many conservatives have no clue what or why some stories make the headline and some don't. So Villaraigosa had an affair another woman. Yawn. But Vitter? He didn't have an affair... he hired hookers from a DC madam who got busted by the law. Now there's a headline story! When will conservative learn that just a simple cheating on your wife is barely news nowadays? But hookers, madam, young boys, and sheeps will get you in the front page every time! If anything, the lesson here is that Democrats don't have to pay for sex or prey on underaged teens like the Republicans do. "GOP stands for Grand Old Perverts!" - Jay Leno.