"Early Predictions"
(Originally published March 22, 2007)

Last week we wrote about possible "firsts" that may take place in the 2008 presidential voting in America. First woman, first African-American, first Mormon, first Hispanic, first thrice-married, first Italian-American, and the first time a candidate seventy-two years old was elected for a first term. Each of these is possible from the group of announced candidates already on the campaign trail working for support--financial or otherwise.

This week let us look at a couple of names not in the announced group.

First, a man who was born in Alabama and grew up in Tennessee. Attended Florida State and Memphis State before getting his Law Degree from Vanderbilt in 1967, the same year he was admitted to the Bar in Tennessee. He was Howard Baker's Campaign Manager in his successful run for the U.S. Senate in 1972. He served as co-chief-counsel to the Senate Watergate Committee during it's investigation in 1973-1974.

In 1994, he was elected to the United States Senate to fill the unexpired term ending January 3rd when
left vacant by the resignation of Al Gore. He defeated a six-term Congressman to gain the Senate seat. He was easily re-elected for a full term in 1996 and served until January 2003. In 2000, he was among those mentioned to become the vice-presidential running mate with George W. Bush. While serving in the Senate he served as Chairman of the Governmental Affairs Committee.

After the loss of a daughter and not running for a third term, he was in demand as an actor and has played lead roles in movies and prominent television series such as Law and Order.

Extremely articulate, somewhat Reaganesque with his conservative politics, and more comfortable on-camera than most anyone you can name on the political scene, if interested, without a doubt he would be, at age 64, more acceptable to voters in the south as well as moderate to conservative voters everywhere.

There will be other Republican candidates to challenge Senator John McCain, Mit Romney, Rudy Giuliani, Newt Gingrich and others not yet mentioned. But, after GOP decision- makers look at the picture as we get closer to 2008, after they accept the fact John McCain, Giuliani, Gingrich and Romney may be tough sells across southern states, our prediction is the former Senator from Tennessee, Fred Dalton Thompson, age 64, will be the Republican candidate for president of these United States of America.

His opponent? Despite all the talk about Senator Hillary Clinton, and Barack Obama, John Edwards and Governor Bill Richardson----none of these will be the Democratic candidate. We believe the Democratic ticket will be headed by the man who WON the POPULAR vote total in 2000 yet lost the election to George W. Bush.

Al Gore will be back on the campaign trail with all the movie industry and Democrats who well remember how close he came against Bush.

How ironic that would be---both candidates from the heart of America--both serving time in the United States Senate from the SAME great state of Tennessee.

Now THAT would be a FIRST to remember!

Fred Thompson versus Al Gore in 2008! The REAL "Greening of America" is now underway. More than a BILLION greenbacks will be spent before this political campaign is settled! That's a REAL " greening"!

Make your choices--you will decide it!


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