Just to be clear, I've never met Mr. Thompson, but I felt he always seemed more sincere as his character on t.v. than in live debates or when he says "my name is Fred Thompson, and I approve this message."  But now Fred has his own domain at Townhall.com, and he's made it a point to keep in touch with everyone on their mailing list.
You can hear the ghost of Rudi Guiliani echoing his favorite mantra in the background.
Here are some highlights from his first piece in a continuing series with TH:

Primaries and elections sometimes do not turn out the way we might like.... [but] the principles we fight for are timeless.

...increasingly these values are under assault. In foreign affairs, our political opponents ignore our progress in Iraq and want to return America to isolationism. Economically, they call for dramatic tax hikes and increased government spending. Judicially, they support activist judges who strive to make the law rather than interpret it....Each month, I will be giving the "Closing Argument" on what I see as the pressing issue before us. I hope that these pieces and Townhall may inspire a national dialogue on the fundamental principles that define conservatism today. 

...The world changed forever on September 11, 2001 yet so many politicians and academics what us to bury our heads in the sand, ignore the enemy ? motivated by fanaticism, martyrdom -- and wish ourselves back to September 10th.