Straight Talk Expressed

Straight talk expressedFred Thompson and Jeff Greenfield examine how politicans talk-and why they so seldom speak the truthTwo years ago, while researching a piece for playboy, veteran political analyst and author Jeff Greenfield sat down with ex-senator Fred Thompson at Thompson's home in suburban Wash­ington to talk about, well, talk-specifi­cally, why so much political rhetoric rarely reflects simple clarity and candor. Green­field, now senior political correspondent for CBS News, spent a dec...