Not sure how I feel about Thompson yet. I'm curious and keeping an eye on him though. I want to see him go toe to toe on policy matters with Romney or Guliani. I like Freds message of broad themes but I want to see how well he can articulate the details of a policy.

Funny... I'm not sure if Rolling StoneD is talking about the same guy. Right now Thompson is one of the few that has discussed that there are some dark times ahead. Being positive and optimistic about working through them seems to be a problem to the Rolling Stone though. They'd rather have nurse ratchet Hillary or Barack Hussein Obama tell us that our lives suck, that Bush sucks and that without Democrats and big government we will all be miserable and have bad teeth! All they offer is mediocrity for the masses. No thanks...

I can't say that Fred Thompson will be getting my vote. Frankly it's too early for me to be saying anyone will be getting my vote. That said, Thompson has done precious little to impress me thus far. To be honest, Thompson did very little, if anything to impress me as a Senator. I can't help feeling that his time in the Senate was spent going with the flow and trying not to be controvercial. Personally, I'm looking for a candidate who has ideas of his own, and can lead and make decisions under pressure, and decisions that are well reasoned and responsible not ones that are politically popular. I'm still waiting to find that candidate

I don't think I can vote for the man. I am sure he might be good on gun rights, but it think that he will just push for tax cuts without reducing spending first. I just don't think America can handle another big spenders which is what the conservitives have seemed to turned into.

Gee that Rolling Stone article sure showed honest, unbiased journelism, didn't it? This article has no more relevence than the mindnumbing rants heard on AirAmerica. I don't know who I'll vote for but if Rolling Stone doesn't like the guy then I most likely do.

Thompson was a very good senator here in TN, and he has a very healthy grasp on what the govt should and should not be involved in.

He's more of a Federalist Libertarian than a Republican, and he's certainly not the same brand of Neo-Con we've had recently (whether that's good or bad is up to you).

He's got my vote, and I'm pulling for Huckabee to run as VP... but we'll see what happens.

Oh, and I'm with Mike: if the Rolling Stoned magazine recommends one way, I'm headed the other.

David, Im from AR and "I like Mike"as veep myself. Im a registered independent. That lets me feel no pressure from any party. Admittedly I lean republican/conservative but not on everything. Mr. Thompson is my front runner but I really want to know him better. Know him as a man as well as a politician. I guess until I hear something that sticks in my craw the wrong way he has my vote.And I'll say again IF YOU DONT VOTE DONT BITCH!!!!!! Lets be heard loudly my friends!

I must say that while I am still leaning more to Ron Paul I have liked what I am hearing about Thompson.
Anyone who scares the P out of Rolling Stone magazine is good in my book!
I would like to vote FOR someone this time; in the last two presidential elections I have been somewhat forced to vote against. Meaning that my votes went to W but weren't for him as much as against al bore and the two johns respectively. I would like to proudly state that I voted for a candidate because they supported Individual initiative, personal freedoms in all aspects of life, and my Right to Keep and Bear Arms. Those three factors made America the Greatest Nation on the planet and if we want to stay Great we still need ALL THREE.
SA

If Rolling Stone condemns him, that is in his favor as far as I'm concerned. Rolling Stone never met a not far to the left candidate that they liked.

i'm leaning towards him .he has proven himself to the n.r.a.the rolling stone lives in a drug induced fantsy world -if they do not like him then there must be something worth checking out.

Bubba right on again! My grandfather was die-hard dem. and union. He would jump out of his grave if he knew I was an Independent. Less gov. is a good thing. Cant say it better than you already did.Keep it comin!

What the heck? Have you guys been paying attention? Do you guys even have a clue on what our federal deficit is? Thanks to George Bush and the Repubilcan Congress Neo- Cons that spend our money like drunken sailors.Get a clue. Is that your definition of less government? I could go on adnauseam with examples of our present government intrusions in our lives and pocketbooks. Wake the hell up!!

Paul

All politicos spend "our" money. Is Dubya infallible? NO!
The Reps "cut" taxes! (smaller gov)
The Dems "pass" taxes! (bigger gov)
The Reps want you to take care of yourself. (stop government handouts, cut taxes)
The Dems want to take care of you whether you need it or not! (more programs, more taxes)
I was asked, seriously, once, if I could think of "anything" that Dubya had done "for" me! My reply was instant, "Yeah, he gave me the marriage tax credit back!" (Clinton took it away!) Less taxes I have to pay!
Now, am I totally correct? In my mind I am. Paul, if you don't agree, that's up to you, but I'll take smaller government anyday!!!

Bubba

PAUL, you seem to have some ideals that set the bar pretty high. You make a few good points but you seem to take government misinformation to higher level. please dont be offended, this is one " DUMB REDNECK's" opinion. Last twenty years I vote for the lesser of two evils it seems. Mostly Conservative reps. Good debate makes your brain wake up keep it comin.