Fred Thompson - Caught in the Act

Last week, I reported that Fred Thompson had been fingered as having been a lobbyist for a pro choice organization in the early 1990s. This, of course, would not sit well with right wing primary voters and was denied by the Thompson camp in spite of solid evidence that the lobbying took place. Now, additional evidence has come to light. Billing records from 1991 and 1992 make it clear that Thompson worked to convince the administration of the first President Bush "to relax the gag rule on abortion advice from organizations receiving federal funds." Caught not only in the act, but in a lie, Thompson spokesman had the following defense.

“The firm consulted with Fred Thompson,” he said. “It is not unusual for a lawyer to give counsel at the request of colleagues, even when they personally disagree with the issue.”

If Thompson is relying on the Christian Right to entertain a nuanced argument, he is barking up the wrong tree. Maybe folks will finally get the fact that Thompson is a lobbyist and one-term Senator, not Reagan the Second.

19 July 2007