What Fred Thompson Could Bring to the 2008 Presidential Election

If Fred Thompson finally decides to run for President in the 2008 Election, there are certain attributes that he will bring to the table that will make him a frontrunner for the Republican Party. There are certain abilities that he has that will separate him from the rest of the Republican candidates.

Before talking about Fred Thompson's potential candidate, you have to look into his past to find out about his character. He was the one that prompted the infamous question to be asked during the Watergate hearings that will always characterize both him and the investigation. He was the one that came up with the question, "What did the President know, and when did he know it?"

This question is reviewed when discussing the Watergate Scandal because of how it steered the investigation in another direction, and ended up leading to the resignation of Richard Nixon. It also solidified Fred Thomson as a person that could ask the right questions, at the right time, and in the right manner.

It has been said about Fred Thompson that if a director wants to portray governmental power and authority, to have Thompson play the role. There are very few actors that can portray the air of power and stature that he can in a political role.

There are many people that will be very interested in the air of Presidential power that Fred Thompson can portray. It has been proven that there are many people that will vote for people that have more of a, "Presidential appearance." Fred Thompson personifies this.

Fred Thompson could end up being one of the most well-rounded candidates when you look at where he has come from. Fred Thompson has spent time as a governmental and private attorney. He has also spent a lot of time in Hollywood as a character actor, and spent time in Washington as both a lobbyist and as a Senator.

There are many people that will be very interested in the fact that he has been exposed to many more types of experiences then the career politicians that are running for the Office of President of the United States. There will obviously be people that will look at Thompson just because of his history.