Fred Thompson for President

Assume that you don't know that this is Fred Thompson, the lazy guy who doesn't know how to campaign, the guy who doesn't seem terribly keen on being president. Instead, pretend that this is just one more smart fellow you know. Assume that he believes what he says. Assume that he won't change his mind next week when a new poll comes out. If you do, you'll discover that he's saying things that you already know. You'll discover that you agree with most of what he says he believes. Unless, that is, you're an idiot: