I think many people who like Fred Thompson know more about him than his TV persona. Thanks too for this synopsis of some of his key votes. He’s at the top of my list for President!

I have looked at his past positions and those he is taking currently, and has made public thus far. I like him. So far I would say he is my candidate.

I like how he voted in your listing as well.

Thanks for the info. Planned on voting for him anyway, but now it’s sealed. Heidi K got it right & so did most of the others answering.

Voting one way or the other on a particular vote really does not mean much when so much ‘pork barrel’ spending is attached to these bills.

For example? If you vote no on a project for increasing the minimum wage and there is an add on for paying violent prisoners the same amount while in prison or including illegal immigrants the same wage or hundreds of thousands to study the sexual habits of love bugs how would you vote?

Thanks for the info. Now I am going to seriously take a look at him as a candidate. That is a great voting record.

Wow. He’s a much better candidate than I thought! Thanks for showing me why I should support him - he apparently is conservative and knows what the Constitutional limits on the Federal government are.

Except for the video thing, the rest of these are votes that reflect my views, because they are in keeping with the Constitution.

People should know he was a corporate lobbyist for companies like General Electric. Nothing but the same old crap.

Most know him, he can win.

Sounds good to me.

Fred is cool. 1st, he worked his butt off as a retail clerk selling shoes to pay for his law degree. Then, he brought down a corrupt governor who was selling his pardons. Then, he worked to bring down Nixon. Then he ran for the Senate during an “emergency” election, and won re-election. When his daughter got sick, he withdrew from politics to care for her.

Regarding his legislation, he is an anti-federalist. It is consistent in his voting records, and when he broke with republicans, it was over federalism/anti-federalism issues.

No one is voting for him, it’s the media pushing for support of him.
Let’s talk about Ron Paul instead. A true Champion of the Constitution! Most honest of them all.
Brief Overview of Congressman Paul’s Record

* He has never voted to raise taxes.
* He has never voted for an unbalanced budget.
* He has never voted for a federal restriction on gun ownership.
* He has never voted to raise congressional pay.
* He has never taken a government-paid junket.
* He has never voted to increase the power of the executive branch.

* He voted against the Patriot Act.
* He voted against regulating the Internet.
* He voted against the Iraq war.

* He does not participate in the lucrative congressional pension program.

* He returns a portion of his annual congressional office budget to the U.S. treasury every year.

Congressman Paul introduces numerous pieces of substantive legislation each year, probably more than any single member of Congress.