Title: Fred Thompson Preparing to Announce Run for 2008 President Source:
Gambling911 URL Source:http://www.gambling911.com/Fred-Thompson-081807.html Published:Aug 18, 2007 Author:Carrie Stroup Post Date:2007-08-18 16:00:31 by Eoghan Keywords:None Views:227 Comments:11
Republican Fred Thompson is second in most of the national polls and he's been actively taking part in the Iowa State Fair. An interview with Fox News suggests that he is very close to making an announcement, "in the next few weeks".
He thinks it is still a little bit to early to get in the race. Fred Thompson's odds to become the next US President sat at 4 to 1 at http://Sportsbook.com.
Thompson spent the day Friday unapologetically defending his career as a Washington lobbyist paid to influence the government on behalf of an abortion-rights group, a leftist Haitian leader and other special interests.
"Don't confuse the lawyer with the client," Thompson told The Associated Press.
The former Tennessee senator and actor discussed his eclectic career path, the war in Iraq and his ambitious plans to reshape the GOP during a 30-minute interview after introducing himself to Iowa Republicans in classic Midwest fashion: He toured the state fair with popular Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa.