There is a major grassroots effort to encourage Fred Thompson to run for President next year. This, I think, is by many who see him as more electable than other “second and third string” candidates and more conservative than front runners like Giuliani and McCain (but Giuliani in particular). It is no secret that I am an avid supporter of Sen. Sam Brownback, but as I looked at the positions of former Sen. Thompson I thought, ok, at least he’s another candidate that I could possibly support if I had to (i.e. if he were to be Republican nominee).

In this interview on Fox News Sunday he calls himself “pro-life” and considers Roe v. Wade “bad law and bad medical science” which should be addressed with “good judges”. His voting record, according to On The Issues, Thompson has a pro-life voting record – even voting to ban partial birth abortion and human cloning.

But today I got a little confused. On a 1994 National Political Awareness Test from Project Vote Smart it appears that he checked that abortions “should be legal in all circumstances as long as the procedure is completed within the first trimester of the pregnancy.” Hmm… His answers to all of the other questions were pro-life. So what was that – a typo or something? If anyone knows what that was about I would be interested to hear because everything else indicates that he is consistently pro-life and, therefore, loads better than Giuliani (but I will still be supporting Brownback thus far).

Pro-Life Advocates Say Fred Thompson Close to Announcing Presidential Bid