Fred Thompson for President?

-Washington DC - "Dunt Dunt"

President Arthur Branch? If he does run, expect to see him down the stretch. Most people don't know that Thompson is a former Senator, not just the DA on Law and Order.

This would be a very interesting campaign. On top of the fact that a former or sitting Senator has not been elected president since JFK in 1961 (others were VPs, or not purely elected), it will be interesting to see how a well known actor will fare in a presidential bid.

Thompson is a great communicator, something I think the American people will demand of the next president. I don't know yet if he is taking the typical cookie-cutter republican stances on the issues, he is sitting back and watching before he attacks.

He is doing the smart thing by not announcing his candidacy as far in advance as the other candidates, he knows that it is not necessary to do so. He is showing the public that he is "interested," but is not sure if he wants to run. It gives the public the "want what you can't have" feel, making him seem more in demand.

He will be as popular as all the other candidates the week that he announces due to his celebrity, he wants to ride that wave into next November.

It has been proven that actors make good politicians. I'll write the lines, you can read between them.