Fredheads, or Those Who Would LIke to Draft Fred Thompson By Lisa Fabrizio

It seems as though the movement to draft Fred Thompson into the 2008 presidential race is gaining steam. The appearance of the former Tennessee senator, lawyer, and actor on Fox News Sunday a few weeks ago has re-energized the right in a way that no one else in the race has come close to doing. Why? Because he is truly one of us and because he can win.
Think of the assets touted by Rudy Giuliani’s followers--that he’s a tax-cutting, small government, fiscal conservative who’s tough on crime and terrorism. Thompson is all of these, plus he is free of the liberal baggage that front-running Rudy drags around like a ball and chain while campaigning in the red states.
Although Mitt Romney and Rudy make promises about nominating originalist justices to the Supreme Court, Thompson actually has practical experience, having been named by President Bush to shepherd John Roberts through the minefield that is the modern nomination process. He succeeded spectacularly, securing 78 votes while peeling off half of the Senate Democrats in favor of Roberts’s confirmation.

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