Palmetto Scoop:

He hasn't yet announced that he'll be running for president, but former Senator Fred Thompson (R-Tenn.), who will be in South Carolina on June 27, is causing a lot of buzz around his possible candidacy. But as the discussion grows, so to do the questions about his record. And the Tennesseean fired some of the first shots Sunday - over his "cloudy" stance on abortion.

C'mon, people! How is the GOP going to fire up the electorate with these wedge issues if the candidates themselves don't toe the line?