Fred Thompson is in!

[Technosoul]

He must overcome his reputation in Washington DC for being lazy, coming in late and leaving at 2 in the Afternoon.

Most of his proposals were ill-crafted and not approved of by fellow Republicans, but he did get four minor bills put into law.

They say he is a nice guy, but does not put forth the energy and time to do anything and he lets other people control his life.

But he has a big name and some feel that is important for elections.
And he knows how to follow a script, something Bush often failed at.

Others say that he is put into the mix take votes away from Ron Paul, due to his simular voting record..
As Ron Paul started to get too many of those straw votes. The mainstream Repubicans hope he can shift some of those votes to his platform and away from the Ron Paul camp, which would make the leading Republicans appear to have a majority lead during the nominations.

[Rufus Rhastus J]

Well, I've noticed many of the replies are negative for Fred. I am disappointed as I view him as the one choice I could support. So, I guess I'll insist that, in my opinion, he is the best choice if one considers someone who has the chance to win. I cannot, even for one second, think anyone who is a republican conservative in belief, would consider the rino rudy for the post. Likewise McCaine who supported the amnesty bill....as did the host of other "losers" on the list. This being said, I am still of the opinion Fred is our best choice to beat hillery.

[The Decider]

am still of the opinion Fred is our best choice to beat hillery.[/b]

Do you have any empirical evidence to back up your opinion? Most polls I've seen show Rudy Giuliani running strong even among Republican conservatives. How is Thompson doing in those polls?

[bishop]

That's why Repubs will vote for the Repub candidate. Keeping the tax cuts in place and avoiding national health care are two other reasons that many will vote conservative in the next election. I think that the Libs will be surprised how many conservatives are out there, many of them BTW are Democrats.

funny that you mention healthcare, since thompson voted for bush's prescription drug program - which has cost hundreds of billions more than the extremely high number that was initially projected ($400 billion). some conservative...

he also voted for the bloated and unnecessary dept. of homeland defense..

and, he is also on record stating that reducing our debt (and balancing our budget) is a lesser priority than retaining "tax cuts" that are financed by foreign lending.

color me impressed.. another establishment candidate who will offer the public more of the same. continued growth of the government, usurping of state rights, deficit spending, staying in iraq for as far as the eye can see, etc... what a "conservative" indeed.

[Milton Bradley]

Hmmm, with a voting record like that, this looks like another conservative that would be better off casting that vote for Ronbo.

[Deadeye]

Hmmm, I thought Ron Paul's voting record was also completely in line with conservative values.


I just heard Fred on the TV informing us about the situation in Iraq.


What the Hell does he know about that two days into his campaign.


Just like I suspected, a lot of hot air, and suggestions that mirror Bush's.

Oh come now. Fred's had lots of time to consider what's going on in Iraq, but I can't recall if he's been there or not.

Calling what Fred says as "hot air" just belies your immaturity. Thompson is a Bush supporter, which is what we all should be since we are at war. When at war folks we should all rallie around the flag folks. This is a concept that the Left doesn't understand. We are all Americans after all, and it's our country that is at risk and will be more so if we surrender in Iraq. Giving the enemy victory is never a good thing to do.

[Deadeye]

Do you have any empirical evidence to back up your opinion? Most polls I've seen show Rudy Giuliani running strong even among Republican conservatives. How is Thompson doing in those polls?

The Hildabeast's major problems, besides being a Democrat; is that she has the likeability of a zombie. Every husband who watches her see's his wife's worst qualities, and none of her good points.

I've seen it said that the Beast is the "smartest women in the World", but try as I can I cannot see any vestages of anything over than slightly below average intelligence. She doesn't appear to me to be insightful. Nor has she said anything other that comments fed to her by her handlers.

Furthermore her supporteres says she's shows leadership. I haven't seen any. What I see when I watch Hillary is lust for power. That's not a very attractive image. In a Shakespearian play she'd be the ambitious villian, along the lines of Richard III.

[Deadeye]

funny that you mention healthcare, since thompson voted for bush's prescription drug program - which has cost hundreds of billions more than the extremely high number that was initially projected ($400 billion). some conservative...

he also voted for the bloated and unnecessary dept. of homeland defense..

and, he is also on record stating that reducing our debt (and balancing our budget) is a lesser priority than retaining "tax cuts" that are financed by foreign lending.

color me impressed.. another establishment candidate who will offer the public more of the same. continued growth of the government, usurping of state rights, deficit spending, staying in iraq for as far as the eye can see, etc... what a "conservative" indeed.

Bush supported that prescription drug program because he said he'd do it in his campaign speeches. He's tried to accomplish all the things he mentioned in his campaign.

I don't like the P.Drug program. What I did like was Bush's Social Security partial fix, which the Democrats and the media bashed. If it would have passed at least we'd have some of our SS money. Now the Left says he was trying to privatize Social Security, far from the truth....again. He wanted to privatize 15% of SS and that was voluntary. It was a good idea....it was a great idea.

[Technosoul]

Bush supported that prescription drug program because he said he'd do it in his campaign speeches. He's tried to accomplish all the things he mentioned in his campaign.

I don't like the P.Drug program. What I did like was Bush's Social Security partial fix, which the Democrats and the media bashed. If it would have passed at least we'd have some of our SS money. Now the Left says he was trying to privatize Social Security, far from the truth....again. He wanted to privatize 15% of SS and that was voluntary. It was a good idea....it was a great idea.

A plot by big busness lobby groups to use your money to advance their company projects. The money would still not be yours to buy cat food for your kitty until you have one foot in the grave.

The instructions given by Bush was that people could use part of their SS payments to invest in some company owned by the wealthy few.
Which is like turning those SS payments over to Enron or Halliburton.

According to my opinion.... (not worth the time to find links).

[The Decider]

The Hildabeast's major problems, besides being a Democrat; is that she has the likeability of a zombie. Every husband who watches her see's his wife's worst qualities, and none of her good points.

I've seen it said that the Beast is the "smartest women in the World", but try as I can I cannot see any vestages of anything over than slightly below average intelligence. She doesn't appear to me to be insightful. Nor has she said anything other that comments fed to her by her handlers.

Furthermore her supporteres says she's shows leadership. I haven't seen any. What I see when I watch Hillary is lust for power. That's not a very attractive image. In a Shakespearian play she'd be the ambitious villian, along the lines of Richard III.

So, do you have any poll evidence to suggest that most Americans agree with your rant?

[bishop]

Thompson is a Bush supporter, which is what we all should be since we are at war.

rallying around incompetent leaders is precisely what americans shoul never do. and calling bush's leadership incompetent is putting it mildly.

and bush has failed on the majority of his 2000 platform. i'm no fan of social security, but am glad his plan failed because it would've resulted in a nearly immediate increase in debt to the tune of several trillions of dollars. but alas, what does it matter how much money we borrow, right?

[Milton Bradley]

Oh come now. Fred's had lots of time to consider what's going on in Iraq, but I can't recall if he's been there or not.

I'm not surprised he claims he has a plan, but what intel is it based on?


Seems an awful lot like Bush Bot rhetoric to me.

Calling what Fred says as "hot air" just belies your immaturity. Thompson is a Bush supporter, which is what we all should be since we are at war.

HA! ( That's all the response that deserves. )

When at war folks we should all rallie around the flag folks. This is a concept that the Left doesn't understand.

Well, I'm not a Lefty so I can't help but think that shot missed it's target. ( As is consistent with the Right's shoot from the hip style. I suppose that's better than getting shot in the face in an alleged accident though. )

We are all Americans after all, and it's our country that is at risk and will be more so if we surrender in Iraq. Giving the enemy victory is never a good thing to do.

And here I thought it was the pre-war policies, and the war itself that put the country at risk.