Blake’s Blog

Republican presidential candidate and former Tennessee senator Fred Thompson probably wouldn’t mind if voters in next year’s election associated him closely with the tough-talking prosecutor he played on television.

But according to a story that ran in the Los Angeles Times Sunday, Thompson’s stint as a U.S. attorney from 1969 to 1972 was more "The Dukes of Hazzard" than "Law and Order."

According to the Times story, 27 of the 88 cases Thompson handled involved moonshiners - more than any other type of crime he prosecuted.

If Thompson is in the market for a nickname, I bet "The Still Killer" is still available.