TV's 'Law & Order' DA eyes White House

Fred Thompson, who plays district attorney Arthur Branch on NBC's Law & Order, says Lewis "Scooter'' Libby, the former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney found guilty of lying to federal prosecutors and a grand jury, deserves a presidential pardon.

Pandering to criminals is not a good start.

Oh, great another Bush-ite. Didn't we already elect an actor as president? I don't think we need another.

"I think people are somewhat disillusioned,'' he said. "I think a lot of people are cynical out there. I think they're looking for something different. ... and I think that they're going to be open to different things.''

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Kind of an odd statement coming from someone who agrees with Bush on every major issue.

We're all aware of the GOP's odd penchant for actors (Reagan, Arnold, W).

Let me guess Republicrites, now we should listen to Hollyweird?

This story just serves to remind us that the '08 presidential campaign is starting waaaaaaay too early.

The real question is,does he understand "trickle down economics",and how to cut taxes for the rich and increase taxes on the middle class?

Like another bad B actor who became Prez.

Jeez. another Hollywood liberal getting into our pure politics.

He can't do any worse than who we have in the White House today, but because he's a fundraiser for Libby's defense fund, he'll never get my support.

More nutcrack comments from the Loony Left. Anyway, Fred Thompson does work in Hollywood now but has been a senator and before ever working in Hollywood, he was in Washington and was one of the lead investigators and lawyers for the Watergate hearings. But don't let facts get in the way of the Left rants and overall generally looniness.

Hey, i love the idea of Fred throwing in his hat into the ring. If nothing else, we'll get at least one half-way polished speaker who won't mangle the english language.

JohnD,

We thinks you've beaten the "Loony Left" horse as dead as it can get. Can't you come up with something intelligent to say? What comments do you consider "nutcrack"? And your so-called "facts" were already mentioned in Silva's post...if you bothered to read it.

"I'm just going to wait and see what happens," Thompson. 64, has said of this talk of a presidential campaign...

Yep, he's definitely cut from the same cloth as our current president.

Crazy Duck,

If you didn't get a tax break in 2003, you obviously aren't paying any income taxes or need a new CPA.

Sounds like Thompson agrees with Al Gore's lawyer that the Libby trial was a stupid witchhunt. Funny how the lefties on here scream for Libby's blood for doing the same thing done by their hero Bill Clinton. Just an example of their lack of common sense....

All of the Republican candidates for President are bad actors,why not add another one?

This is supposed to be the cities Republican paper? Look at the lefties who are the regular posters. Cutting taxes for the rich? Come on you lefties can do better than that. Like Blood for oil or war for Halliburton. This is exactly why these media dinos are heading for the ash heap of history.

Beany boy,I received a large tax cut thanks to GWB.I also realize that my kids and grand kids are going to be paying it off.Un-like wing-nuts,that bothers me.

I also received tax increases from Old man Regan and Mr.Read my lips.

Crazy Duck,

Give that healthy tax cut back to the gov't or put it into an account for you kids or grandkids. Don't do the liberal thing and spend it on Lotto tickets.

Dick Chaney rules

he's a cool guy - he deserves your write in vote becasue he cares about you
Dick's only interest in getting into politics is to serve americans, NOT to help rich guys

All dick'e buddies are real regular guys

Sorry, DD, but Loony Left is just so spot on.

Some examples in here? I'll point some out:
1. the post from "rich chaney"
2. Anything contributed from John "Will someone please shoot Cheney in the face and Paulo too" E.
3. Bill R is another king loon. "pandering to criminals is not a good start."
4. Just wait and watch. Janet nor Catherine have contributed yet.
5. Look to other Swamp posts. So far this one is rather mild, but plenty of other Swamp posts bring out the loons at their best.

Of all the people complaining about name calling,I'd say YOU are the worst name-caller Dyslin and that's not a "leftwing conspiracy",it's the truth.

Reagan WON the cold war- deal with it.

Some of you lefties were probably pretty sad when Gorbachev was out-negotiated by Reagan, thereby putting an end to the cold war.

Bob from Salem,
The Cold War ended when Reagan was President because Reagan was carrying out the Truman Doctorine.

John E., what is your infatuation with my name? in fact, what is your infatuation with me?

See, DD, this is what I mean by a Loon. Here we have the King of the Loons, John E., feverishly trying to find out my name and where I live. See, DD, I certainly could care less who John E. is or where he lives. I don't think Paulo does either. Or any sane person on here. But nope, John E. is infatuated with me and who I am. Would you say that is Loony? Scary? Bizarre? Sick?

Bobby from Salem,and your still paying for it.Even after he raised your taxes twice.Your kids and his kids and their kids are still going to be paying for it.That's called trickle down,Bobby.

I doubt the old geezer out-negoiated anyone,considering he was asleep most of the eight years.Slept right thru the Iran contra affair!!!!!

"Some of you lefties were probably pretty sad when Gorbachev was out-negotiated by Reagan, thereby putting an end to the cold war."

Bob fro Salem-

Your lack of knowledge of recent history is very impressive.

Reagan did not negotiate and end to the cold war, the Soviet system in Eastern Europe imploded on it's own.

Please go look up the following items:

Glasnost
Perestroika
Solidarity
Vaclav Havel
Chernobyl
KOR
Boris Yeltsin

That should be a start for you.

Reagan's contributions to the ending of the Cold War is a lot more believable than Clinton's contribution to the econopmy of the 90's.

I had hoped I would never have to see this guy on TV again.

"Reagan did not negotiate and end to the cold war, the Soviet system in Eastern Europe imploded on it's own." says Tony.

I take your point, Tony, even if you're being just a teeney bit simplistic. You're correct, the Soviet Union had been crumbling for years. Reagan was just one player of many in the Cold War drama -- nevertheless, he was a player, like him or not.

I would argue that Gorbachev and Reagan (in that order) hastened the collapse that would have occured anyway.

That begs the question: in light of the chaos and instability in the world today, was this sudden collapse necessarily a good thing?

For one thing, it was the basis of the Neocon Imperial Creed which led to the invasion of Iraq. That is, now that the US is the only remaining Superpower it must use this opportunity to reshape the Middle East.

He would be a better president than an actor. Yeah, I know, that ain't saying much.

L T,
I would agree with your point that Gorby was a partner in ending the CW.

Dozens of Western Leaders and tens of millions of Western troops and populations all deserve some of the credit for ending the CW.

I don't know about anyone else, but if Thompson gets into the race, he will have my vote for sure.

Oh, and I am one of those left wing nuts that so many of you hate. I have voted Democratic in every election since I was 18.

Yes, Thompson is a conservative and I don't agree with him on everything, but I do believe that Thompson is honest and that goes a long way with me. He is telling you exactly what he thinks, NOT what he thinks I WANNA hear.

I'll even match that vote with a check for a $1,000.00.

Leo-

I absolutely agree that Reagan had a role in the collapse of Communism, as did Thatcher, Kohl, and Pope John Paul II, amongst others in the west. However, The internal players, both within the Soviet Union, and within the Warsaw Pact countries of Eastern Europe seem to deserve the lion's share of the credit to me. They crafted unique, non-violent strategies and solutions that managed to make a large repressive empire disappear completely in a very short period of time with incredibly little bloodshed.

The biggest contribution that the leaders of the west made to the demise of Communism in Europe was having the sense to let the internal developments run their course without intervention.

Tony,

I agree, the internal players should definitely not be overlooked.

I still have to wonder, was this rapid collapse really such a good thing? For one thing it led to the current war in Iraq. (The Neocon war plan was predicated on the fact that our old Cold War nemesis is gone.)

Republican or Democrat, Thompson is the best person to be president. We need values based on our founding principles, not "values" based on how many votes they will draw.

All of the major front-runners now want the job so badly that they will say or do anything to get it.

Thompson is not that type of person.

He's got my vote, for sure, if he runs.

I still have to wonder, was this rapid collapse really such a good thing? For one thing it led to the current war in Iraq. (The Neocon war plan was predicated on the fact that our old Cold War nemesis is gone.)

Posted by: Leo T | Mar 14, 2007 8:45:52 AM

I understand your point.

One of the reason I supported the first Gulf war, was that I thought it was important that the whole international community united against the first post-cold war instance of international agression. It seemed to be a hopeful model for the future. Bush 1 got it right.

Since then things have drifted away from that model. Clinton bears some blame in the way the break up of the former Yugoslavia was handled, but the neo-cons have gone absolutely off the deep end with the unilaterism.

But all that said, I do still believe that the demise of the Soviet system was an overall positive. I look at the new, democratic, stable. increasingly prosperous countries of eastern Europe(I think we should go back to calling them central Europe as before the cold war.) and can't imagine that we'd be better off with them the way they were before.

Tony Bush 43 was never going to get the same international coalition that his father got because France, Germany, and Russia were neck deep in the Oil for Food Scandal with Sadaaam. Those countries wouldn't kill the golden goose.