The Essential Thompson

Fred Thompson's campaign puts out one of those three-minute bio videos candidates do love:



Sound bite: "...it's where he learned the small-town values he still carries with him today. The son of a used-car salesman...."

Uh, no offense to Pere Thompson intended, but do we really think that used-car lots are where you learn the best values? Better than Washington, perhaps. Or Hollywood, for that matter. But used cars?

Sound bite: "He happened to meet a man named Ronald Reagan. A bond was born."

How long will it be before one of the candidates claims to be Reagan's illegitimate son?

Sound bite: "Fred Thompson isn't a professional politician."

So he didn't get paid in the Senate?

Sound bite: "A role only Fred Thompson can play."

All the world's a stage and all the politicians merely actors.