The Politico wonders if Thompson has a bit of Teflon about him, noting that "a week after reports emerged suggesting that the former Tennessee senator once lobbied for an abortion rights group, few leaders of the GOP’s conservative wing have expressed concern."
In fact, the fallout in conservative circles has largely been confined to defending Thompson and attacking the Los Angeles Times, which broke the story. And this comes, as reported by Politico.com’s Mike Allen, as Thompson has dropped his flat denial of the charge and now instead says he can’t remember.
The muted reaction illuminates a larger point: just how hungry many on the right are for a Thompson candidacy and their inclination to overlook evidence that the soon-to-be candidate may be something less than a true believer.
There's also the "actions speak louder than words" factor. While the LA Times has a single-source story that can't be verified, and the source is a pro-abortion group that has every incentive to try to torpedo Fred Thompson's candidacy, Thompson's eight-year record in the U.S. Senate is 100 percent pro-life. When you stack his record against their rhetoric, Fred wins. The Left would have better luck trying to convince the American people of that other ridiculous foolishness of last week regarding Thompson, the crazy rumor that Thompson is gay, though he's been twice married, is the father of five, and is known during his single years between marriages to have dated many beautiful women and Time magazine's Margaret Carlson.
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