Washinton Post Rumor: Fred Thompson will run!

Oh I can only say I hope this rumor is true!

Looks like Fred Thompson really isn't teasing about possibly running for president.

The actor and former Republican senator from Tennessee was spotted having lunch today at the see-and-be-seen Mayflower hotel restaurant with GOP Party guru Ed Gillespie, the former chairman of the Republican National Committee who has advised and groomed many a successful GOP candidate over the years.

Sources say Thompson, currently of "Law and Order" fame," and Gillespie were locked in a serious conversation, even though they were repeatedly interrupted by conventioneer types - aka, real people - wanting to chat with the actor/politician. No one we spoke with heard the "P" word come out of Thompson's mouth but it appeared the lunch was "intense," according to one source.

Courtesy of Mary Ann Akers "The Sleuth" Blogger at the Washington Post