Fred Thompson, who has all but disappeared from the campaign trail of late, told Christian conservatives at the Values Voter Summit today that if he becomes president, the first thing he'll do is "go into the Oval Office and close the door and pray for the wisdom to know what was right and ... the strength to do what is right."
The losers who gave us Sarah Palin The GOP operatives who championed her should be held accountable for endangering the country
Clergy say, "I won't"
And still our vote matteredNewsweek says he's leaning toward probing Bush-Cheney torture policies, but lack of public outrage weakens his hand
An Obama official (about Afghans): "We believe anyone suspected of war crimes should be thoroughly investigated."
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