I gotta say, I'm really liking Fred Thompson. He's trying to be the anti-politician, and coming off very well. But not just that, he's tackling more theoretical subjects that reveal a lot about what's going on in someone's head. I had a post a while back where I said that the answer to the question, "What do you think is the purpose of the U.S. government?" is a far better indicator of the sort of policies a candidate might end up favoring than what political party they are in, and Thompson, more than most, seems like he is answering that question. He had a nice bit on Federalism, and how the states should be relatively free to experiment and innovate, and that right there told me a lot. He's definitely not going to be big government, at least if he sticks to his principles.