October 26, 2007

Thompson's Plans for Higher Education Remain Largely a Mystery

By PAUL BASKEN

Fred Thompson, the son of a used-car dealer, struggled to pay his tuition bills in the 1960s and ended up relying heavily on federal student loans.

The experience built in him the lasting sense that government has a role to play in helping students afford college.

But, he quickly tells potential voters as he campaigns for president, not too big a role.

"We can certainly make it easier on people" to attend college, the former Tennessee senator told a crowd during a

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