Kat, that was my thought too. Although as Helen Hayes, the veteran actor and no admirer of his said of Reagan: I didn't know he was such a good actor!

Sometimes they surprise me though. I was scornful of Schwartzenegger when he was running for governor of California- and he seems to have turned out pretty well.

I've never seen Fred Thompson act nor have I ever watched 'Law and Order' but I would hope that most Americans wouldn't confuse his role in it for the real life person. As John Wayne said, Every man would like to be John Wayne; hell, I would like to be John Wayne.

I've been reading Thompson's pronouncements and watching him in speeches. The man appears to be a total conservative and I disagree with just about every one of his stances.