In 1996 in Colorado, there was a nasty Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate race.  Gene Nichol's campaign accurately derided front-runner Tom Strickland as a "lawyer-lobbyist."  Strickland, the insider, won the primary.  In the general election, though, he was slaughtered by Wayne Allard, who capitalized heavily on the "lawyer-lobbyist" tag.  Strickland tried to run again, and again got slaughtered, as the public remembered him as a "lawyer-lobbyist."  He's now done running for office.

We should immediately begin branding Fred Thompson as a "lawyer-lobbyist."  Thomspon, a lawyer, has made over $760,000.00 in the last three years as a lobbyist for his corporate clients, including from foreign corporations.

It's time to put an end to the artificial image of Fred Thompson as an honest, trustworthy, ethical grandfather-type.  Repeat after me:  Fred Thompson, Lawyer-Lobbyist.