Ok, so here's what i'm talking about
http://www.presidential-candidates.net/fred_thompson.htm
So it clearly states what he's for and against, but there are no detailed plans or in depth analysis of what's going on. It's as if he reads only the highlights in the newspaper, thinks about it for a minute, then over simplifies it with a few one liners type opinions. Maybe the guy is a genius and is talking down to us "simple folk". On the other hand, he might be a complete idiot who's just getting by remembering the one liner opinions that his political lackies are telling him.
Here's a contrast
http://www.presidential-candidates.net/ron_paul.htm
Whether you buy what ron says or not, he's very detailed in his processing of what needs to be done.
When FT gets into the first debate, then we'll be able to decide if he really did cook it up himself or if there was a master behind that puppet all along.