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posted June 7, 2007 at 11:39 pm
From the interviews and articles I’ve seen so far, I think the “philosophical spine” you are looking for in Thompson is his concept of federalism (i.e., the federal, state & local govt. each has a specific role, & bigger federal govt. isn’t better govt.) He may be less motivated than some other candidates. I kind of suspect, however, that he is playing a more traditional political game of letting others “draft” him instead of blatantly grasping for the office. Looks like it’s working so far, too.>