“More and more I wish that I had the opportunity to do the things that only a president can do.”

So began Fred Thompson during an interview with Sean Hannity on H&C tonight.

I have to hand it to him — rather than stand on a stage with the other Ten Little Indians Who Would Be President, Thompson stepped out onto the set of possibly the highest rated conservative talk show on TV to be interviewed by one of the top three most popular conservative talk show hosts.

Brilliant.

I’ve got the vid clip for you to watch, but first some remarks that favorably impressed me:

On Iraq:

“I also listen to the parents of young people who are over there… and re-upped more than once… They’re full of optimism… hope. They think they’re doing something positive for their country and… the people of Iraq. And as long as they have hope and optimism, I have hope and optimism.”

Would he pre-empt Iran from acquiring nuclear capability:

“Yes… Yes.”

On Democrats:

“It baffles me that we’re facing the bankruptcy of the nation and a global threat that we’re not fully prepared to deal with and they’re talking about some of the things they’re talking about with the cliches that they’ve been using now for fifteen years.”

What he’d do during his first 100 days in office:

“I’d go to the American people first of all and explain to them the significance of this global war on terror and what we need to do… We need to come together the way our country’s done time and time again over the last 200 years and exercise a little common sense and get back to the basics that are in the Constitution.”

Here now, my fellow Americans, in his own words — the man who says he never desired the office of President of the United States.

Fred Thompson on Hannity & Colmes

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Also posted at The Radio Patriot