Sitting behind John McCain in an arm chair, providing ersatz legal gravitas:
Fred Thompson made his first public appearance since dropping out of the presidential race Tuesday, using his conservative credentials to backstop a major speech Tuesday from presumptive Republican nominee John McCain on judicial appointments.
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Thompson, seated behind McCain on stage and rocking back in his arm chair, grinned as McCain called him "an old and very dear friend" and made a few light-hearted references to Thompson's acting resume.
Conservative credentials? Oh, yes, I remember. He played a conservative on TV.
--Barron YoungSmith