KINDRED SPIRITS? Thompson, Reagan
He's an actor, a Republican, and even has the support of wicked '80s spinster Michael Deaver—it didn't take long for the press and prominent Republicans to start comparing presumed '08 presidential candidate Fred Thompson to Ronald Reagan. Is it apt? After the jump, Radar digs deeper than the superficial similarities to uncover some startling common ground—and proximity to Kevin Bacon and David Hasselhoff—between the conservative saint and Law & Order's top crank.