Political Chess - Fred Thompson's Way

From the September 1, 2007 online version of the Post Chronicle: Fred Thompson's Way A Commentary by Don Jones The idea behind the 6th of September as announcement day for Fred Thompson declaring his decision to run for President of The United States, is the hope that David H. Petraeus' report on Iraq will be presented on the 5th. It also would be great if the report is of a positive nature, which all signs point to such a case. If that anticipated event does not take place, it still was proper for Fred to make another move on the game board. It is a game board he will master. He may already have done so. One must say he has been patient with himself. There were often times that the comments about the delay were getting a bit tiresome in the Thompson Camp. Many comments were less than courteous in their criticism of Fred. He stayed the course however and now he is the top news out there. This is one of the best political chess games ever made. Not too long ago we had a major political maneuver with Ross Perot, who spent millions. There is no comparison to Fred Thompson's skill in planning his event. Foreign leaders are not missing what is happening, so they may get a read on our next President. They have to respect the manner in which Fred Thompson has handled the entire campaign so far. The man knows people and how to make his moves with them. He practiced law with skill. He did such a good job it landed him in the movies. He lobbied, which requires skill with people and planning. He also threaded his way around Capital Hill, getting most of the things he sought. He has worked with the top movie stars, top political heads and top business people. Actually he has a better resume than Ronald Reagan with whom he is often compared. Rudy knows New York. Hillary knows whatever she knows, but it is a very narrow focus. None of the close rivals have as good a base of hands on knowledge as Fred Thompson. Romney has a pretty good base, but he and family are like dolls in a glass case. There is a song in the back of the mind that goes something like, "I'd hammer out danger.. I'd hammer out a warning.. I'd hammer out love between my brothers and sisters ..all over this land.." Fred is the first to hammer out danger. By rights he should have been last; however, the tepid competition can't seem to get worked up about the real things that worry us. Fred worries about radiation and hair falling out of his children's head as they grow cancer inside. He worries about not having an American identity in the schools. He worries about the load on the next generation and the one after that, which we have placed upon their heads. One of the few real men of iron gonads and keen perception.