Posted on 03/27/2007 1:09:31 PM PDT by jbonham76
I listed my qualms about him a few days ago. Right now I would consider McCain and Rudy above Fred, but not Brownback. This solely rests upon the fact that other than voting correctly and saying good things on Paul Harvey, I am very skeptical of Thompson’s ability to,
1. Formulate good policy (detail work)
2. Negotiate with the other side and foreign governments
3. Run a organization (whether a campaign or an administration)
4. Something that shows those lazy accusations are not true (i.e. some where he has put forth good effort.)
I know that a lot of people look to him as a great hope, but I want to know why? What I am hoping is that someone here can tell me I need not worry if he was to win the nod. Is there something in Fred’s past I have missed? Please fill me in, in the comments section.
"Because he's not McCain or Giuliani."
Or should I have said, he's not McPain or Ghouliani.
He served as a Senator for the State of Tennessee, holds traditional conservative values, and has no sleazy past to impune his character....
Yeah; you're right...he must be unqualified....
/sarc
That is exactly what I was going to write and you beat me to it on the second post!
Hey it does take more than ideology to be president. How about instead of spinning your wheels, you give me some solid input as to why Fred would do a good job in these categories.
So far you people have done is evade the real question: How is Fred qualified beyond ideology?
Thanks
So do you like Fred Thompson?
What has Thompson done?
Where are the guys demanding, "Pictures!!"
You're asking too much... after all, ideology can tell you a great deal about how a person will:
Run the White House.
Staff and Run the Cabinet.
Run the Military as Commander In Chief.
Set legislative priorities and the legislative agenda.
Negotiate with Congress and persuade those on the fence.(*)
Communicate to the nation.(* and look/sound good doing it)
Staff and Run the Party.
No leadership credentials required. Just step in and start leading! I've put "*" where I think Fred is fully qualified and ready to lead.
I am pretty charismatic and I am very much an ideological conservative. Should I be President?
Can you please answer those first three questions?
I don't think it was Charisma that brought down the wall for Reagan.
PS to my earlier reply: imagine Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, John Edwards, John Kerry or Algore trying to step into those leadership roles!
Can't you just answer a simple question?
It's moronic to say ideological conservatives are all on the same par of intellect and management styles.
WIll you answer my questions?
You're not charismatic to me, your ideology may fit, whether or not you can be president remains unknown until I can give you a 'once over' from head to foot and see if you have the 'presidential' look.
Also, I'm not so sure I feel a sense of 'brass balls' attached to you at this point, so you need to do a little more convincing! :)
But again, those are my personal prerogatives, and I'm sure others have more qualifications that they care about.
In reality, the qualifications have been spelled out in the Constitution, and after those are met it is a matter of personal preference.
I like Fred Thompson. But I'm very concerned that he would pick his close friend, the gentleloon from Arizona, as his running mate. Should they win, and Thompson not serve out his full term we'd be left with President McCain.
Even if Fred served out the full term, the thought of McCrazy as VP gives me nightmares.
Senate Years of Service: 1994-2003
Party: Republican THOMPSON, Fred Dalton,
a Senator from Tennessee;
born in Sheffield, Ala., on August 19, 1942;
attended the public schools in Lawrenceburg, Tenn.;
graduated from Memphis State University 1964;
received J.D. degree from Vanderbilt University 1967;
admitted to the Tennessee bar in 1967 and commenced the practice of law;
assistant U.S. attorney 1969-1972;
minority counsel, Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities (“Watergate Committee”) 1973-1974;
special counsel to Tennessee Governor Lamar Alexander 1980;
special counsel, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations 1980-1981;
special counsel, Senate Intelligence Committee 1982;
member, Tennessee Appellate Court Nominating Commission 1985-1987;
actor;
elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in the November 8, 1994, special election to fill the unexpired portion of the term ending January 3, 1997, left vacant by the resignation of Albert Gore, Jr.;
took the oath of office on December 2, 1994;
reelected in 1996 for the term ending January 3, 2003;
not a candidate for reelection in 2002;
chair, Committee on Governmental Affairs (One Hundred Fifth and One Hundred Sixth Congresses;
One Hundred Seventh Congress [January 20, 2001-June 6, 2001]);
resumed acting career.
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