Thompson's 12th Commandment

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10:16 AM, Oct 2, 2007 • By MATTHEW CONTINETTI

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The other day, the Politico's Roger Simon interviewed Fred Thompson in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Simon casts off a lot of the filters through which the media have reported on Thompson to deliver a straightforward report. Here's the best part:

When I asked him if he is an 11th Commandment man--Never speak ill of a fellow Republican--he responded, 'I am more of a 12th Commandment man: Don't speak ill of them until they speak ill of me. And then really speak ill of them.'

The upcoming CNBC Republican debate on 9 October is a major opportunity for Thompson. If he displays the quick wit he evinces here--and doesn't dodge every policy question--then he has a good chance of building on his already impressive national poll numbers.

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