What is up with Fred Thompson?  When he entered the Presidential Race I thought, "here is the man we need".  He embodies or at least I thought he embodied what is needed to win the 2008 Presidential Race.  SInce entering the race he has decided to not really run at all, at least it appears that way.  What is he waiting for?  I agree that the Presidential race starts to early,  and we make a big deal about it long before we should.  However, this is the playing field he has chosen to compete on, and he must step up soon or he will be history.  He was doing better in the polls when he was still on TV!  Maybe that tells us more about America than we think.  Thompson offers everything the conservatives are looking for in a candidate; he is conservative, well known, not much baggage, and most importantly he looks, walks, and talks Presidential.  When voters go into the booth to select a candidate the overriding factors they look at end up being popularity and who they think looks and acts Presidential.  Fred Thompson  fits all these.  During a time where security is paramount, the country wants, and needs a President  that makes us feel safe.  Thompson has the ability to make the country feel this way.  It is to early to be an alarmist, but Fred Thompson needs to show that he wants to be in this race or he should go back to acting permanently.