Monday, March 12, 2007

Law & Order Revisited

The actor and former US Senator from Tennessee, Fred Thompson, has announced to a waiting world that he is considering a run for the presidency.

If we are going to the TV series “Law and Order”, I personally would prefer Sam Waterston's character, Jack McCoy. McCoy, with his Lincolnesque pose, stands for truth, justice and the American way. He is a man of enlightenment even though he lives in New York City, has strong views on how to clean up the streets and who periodically shows a sense of compassion. He is also a person with a long history of womanizing, which certainly won’t hurt him this year.

So, if we are going to TV let us go to the star rather than to the supporting actor.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Funny you would say it, but Sam Waterston is actually a part of the Unity 08 initiative, the bipartisan presidential effort of folks like former Maine Gov. Angus King and former Carterite Jody Powell. Maybe there is a cross-ticket opportunity here.