RIP Fred Thompson...

Thompson had an 86.1 percent lifetime (1995–2002) Senate vote rating compiled by the American Conservative Union.

Via The Tennessean: 

Fred Thompson, a former U.S. senator from Tennessee, GOP presidential candidate, Watergate attorney and actor who starred on the television drama "Law and Order," died on Sunday in Nashville. He was 73.

Mr. Thompson died after a recurrence of lymphoma, according to a prepared statement issued by the Thompson family. Mr Thompson, who had recently purchased a house in Nashville to return to Tennessee, was first diagnosed with cancer in 2004.

"It is with a heavy heart and a deep sense of grief that we share the passing of our brother, husband, father, and grandfather who died peacefully in Nashville surrounded by his family," the Thompson family's statement reads.

"Fred once said that the experiences he had growing up in small-town Tennessee formed the prism through which he viewed the world and shaped the way he dealt with life," his family said. "Fred stood on principle and common sense, and had a deep love for and connection with the people across Tennessee whom he had the privilege to serve in the United States Senate. He enjoyed a hearty laugh, a strong handshake, a good cigar, and a healthy dose of humility. Fred was the same man on the floor of the Senate, the movie studio, or the town square of Lawrenceburg, his home."

Fred Thompson continues to deliver on Twitter

If you don't follow Fred Thomson on Twitter, you should.

Report:ground beef prices at record high. However, bologna should be pretty cheap considering how much the White House is distributing #tcot
— Fred Thompson (@fredthompson) August 21, 2012

Fred Thompson endorses Newt Gingrich on Hannity (Video)

 In 2008, Thompson endorsed John McCain. This election he is endorsing Newt Gingrich. Thompson is endorsing Gingrich because he thinks our nation is in trouble. He cites our countries debt and the fact almost half the people are on some government program and/or pay no income taxes.

Fred Thompson Unleashes a Twitter Zinger About Obamacare Opt Out

Don't you just love Fred Thompson? It is a shame his Presidential campaign fizzled.

The wit and wisdom of Fred Thompson

Via Twitter

Nice one.

Fred Thompson rips 'dog and pony show' of SCOTUS hearings (audio)

Fred Thompson points out the irrelevance of SCOTUS hearings in the Senate. After what happened to Robert Bork when he tried to candidly discuss his judicial philosophy, no SCOTUS candidate is going to say anything meaningful. Since Judge Bork, SCOTUS hearings have been a 'dog and pony show.'

Fred Thompson calls Obama 'Naive, Arrogant, Inept'(video)

Fred Thompson: Obama Pursuit of Bush Officials Like Banana Republic, Not U.S.A.

Former Tennessee Senator, presidential candidate, actor and current radio talk show host, Fred Thompson tells Newsmax.TV that for the first time in our history, one administration is thinking about trying another in criminal court. He notes that happens in banana republics and Third World countries, not in the U.S.A. Regarding the CIA memos on enhanced interrogation techniques, Thompson says other people would have gone to jail for what Obama did in declassifying top secret documents. He says Obama is showing "naivete, ineptitude and unbelievable arrogance."