A Man of Principle, and not just on TV?

Former GOP senator and "Law and Order" star Fred Thompson takes to the blogosphere this week to defend his anti-tort reform votes.

His articulate response to Friday's National Review article, "Thompson's Tort Trouble," is a bit like a voice in the wilderness. Thompson is the lone Republican these days who actually seems to understand what Federalism is, and his blog piece criticizes some of his fellow conservatives for invoking it only when it suits their political needs. If this is the real Fred Thompson, I suspect he promises to be a pretty serious presidential candidate--and not just because he plays a good guy on TV..