He also is unfamiliar with the details of his own positions. Consider his confusion the next day when talk radio host Laura Ingraham asked him about something he ardently supported -- the McCain-Feingold expansion of government regulation of political speech. His rambling, incoherent explanation was just clear enough to be alarming about what he believes, misremembers and does not know.
Thompson said he had advocated McCain-Feingold to prevent, among other things, corporations and labor unions from "giving large sums of money to individual politicians." But corporate and union contributions to individual candidates were outlawed in 1907 and 1947, respectively.
George Will proceeded to take Thompson to task. Will pointed out that Congress has passed several bills limiting the amounts that unions and corporations can give. What Will doesn't point out is that both get around the law by running several bogus businesses at the same address. Florida Senate member Ronda Storms received several $500.00 contributions from Fairfax Park Tuscaloosa, Al 35406.
None of this matters since Fred Thompson is sexy.
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