This has to be one of the most absurd assertions about Fred Thompson yet.

"I still have reservations about Thompson's lighting out for Hollywood rather than serving his country in a time of war and crisis... More here.

And yet, Thompson is leaving acting and a considerable income to serve his country in a time of war and crisis.  John McCain has become a career politician.  He wasn't going to leave the Senate whether or not 9/11 occurred.  He has been planning on running for president, using the Senate as his launching point, for a decade.  So what?  Does that make him more patriotic or better suited to be president?

But why take the low road about not serving your country?  Did our friend who wrote the comment to which I link resign from his law practice and join the Marines after 9/11?  Liberals argue this way, not serious conservatives.  Besides, if the current Republican field was satisfactory to the grassroots, Thompson would not have caught on as he has thus far.