Fred was in Stamford, Conn., tonight as the headline speaker at the annual Prescott Bush Awards Dinner (named for President H.W. Bush’s grandfather): 

Hundreds of state Republicans turned out Thursday for the party’s annual fundraising dinner to listen for signs that the pool of presidential hopefuls may have another contender.

But former U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson avoided any discussion of a possible White House run and instead delivered a strong speech attacking Democrats and reminding his fellow Republicans of their GOP roots….. 

Thompson centered his message around traditional Republican policies of a strong national defense and a limited government.

“My friends, that’s the party that I joined and I bet you that’s the party you joined. I’m sure that’s the party our country needs tonight,” Thompson said. “We need to make sure that’s still our party. I think the biggest problem is the disconnect between Washington, D.C. and the people of the United States.”

Read the rest of the article here.

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