In an ideal world, who should be the Republican nominee?
JD: Well, I’m not going to I’m supporting Fred Thompson because I’ve known Fred Thompson for many years, and I’m supporting him because most of his views are very consistent with mine and he has the best chance. I’m a good friend of Congressman Paul’s and his views are probably closer to mine than maybe all of Fred Thompson’s, but Congressman Paul does not have a chance to win the nomination. And that’s no criticism of him, it’s just that there’s just not a majority of the Republican Party that’s going to support somebody like him at this point. So I’m going to continue to speak out on the issues, but who I support for president is almost meaningless. Because congressional endorsements can make a difference if you have two unknown candidates running for some local office, but they’re almost meaningless in presidential races. People make up their own minds about presidents. And I’ll be very comfortable supporting whoever the Republican nominee is. I endorsed Mitt Romney earlier because
