Fred Thompson on the issues: I believe he is a plausible candidate but I do not believe he will be the nominee perhaps he will be offered the VP slot though. I also do not believe he would generate that much more excite from social conservatives than the current frontrunners but he would be more palatable. In essence, he is a consensus candidate but he did not have a particularly distinguished legislative career and he has been out of politics for awhile now. That is why I believe he has a chance at the VP slot but not the presidential one.