Lawyer turned Lobbyist turned Character Actor turned Senator Fred Thompson (Law & Order, The Hunt for Red October) has declared his candidacy for President. Thompson's a Ronald Reagan-esque New Federalist, (think a limited Federal government managing strong, autonomous state governments -- see The Federalist Papers for the fundamentals, as well as ( Read more... )

John Edwards' has a Howard Dean moment: He's rehashing a talking point from the Kerry/Edwards 2004 campaign:

TIPTON, Iowa - Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards said on Sunday that his universal health care proposal would require that Americans go to the doctor for preventive care"It requires that everybody be covered. It requires that ( Read more... )