Fred Thompson moves toward White House bid

[CMF Newsman]

WASHINGTON - Fred Thompson, the former Tennessee senator and "Law & Order" actor, is taking significant steps toward an expected summer entry into the crowded but extraordinarily unsettled Republican presidential race.

His likely candidacy could give restless conservatives somewhere to turn.

A crucial bloc of the GOP, those voters have not fully embraced the leading contenders, giving Thompson what his backers argue is an opening for a "true conservative" who can triumph in November 2008.

The 64-year-old Southerner would bring a right-leaning Senate voting record with a few digressions from GOP orthd odoxy and a dash of Hollywood star power given his many movie roles and TV stint as the gruff district attorney on NBC's popular crime drama.

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[bernardjenkins]

Thompson was major player in the McCain-Feingold-Cochran Campaign Reform Bill. This of course, gave birth to all those 501s,etc... He is a big supporter of McCain, but you are right about giving the right somewhere to turn. There is Dr.Paul now, but the media is going to hurt him

[bernardjenkins]

www.ontheissues.org/senate/Fred_Thompson.htm

This is his voting record I found on google. Just thought you might like to review it.