Fred Thompson shuts down his PAC -- and there goes his son's income

[Enrique]

http://www.motherjones.com/mojoblog/archives/2007/05/4489_fred_thompson_s.html

Fred Thompson Shuts Down His PAC--And There Goes His Son's Income

Former Tennessee senator, stunningly bad actor, and possible presidential candidate Fred Thompson has seen fit to shut down his political action committee. The PAC in question has raised $66,700 for election campaigns and committees in the four years it has been in existence. It has also paid $178,000 in consulting fees to Daniel Thompson Associates. Daniel is Fred Thompson's son, and while it is legal to hire a family member to consult for your PAC, it is quite obviously questionable for that family member to get more than two and a half times the funds raised to support the PAC's reason for being.

Thompson, who is known for how little he accomplished in the U.S. Senate, is getting a closer look from the Center for Responsive Politics.

[Clark2008]

1. He still scares me - mainly because swing voters don't pay

attention to this stuff.

You should hear the near-orgasmic wails for him to run on talk radio around here.

[TwilightGardener]

2. I think this is just scratching the surface on how crooked this asshole is--

I read some stuff about organized-crime-family connections in Mississippi that helped him get elected to the Senate to replace Gore (apparently clients through his law practice). No matter how famous or likeable (and I loathe him), in the end I think he'll be easier to beat than Romney, who is unfortunately more QUALIFIED, younger, healthier, and better-looking, with an appropriate wife, and probably not much in the way of skeletons.