Thompson's Support for McCain Examined

As some of us were figuring it earlier - it's being confirmed.

Former Sen. Baker pushes Fred Thompson for president (Thompson supported McCain)

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1798836/posts

"Among potential complications in a Thompson race is that he is good friends with McCain, a current presidential candidate. Thompson endorsed McCain for president in his 2000 bid.

Baker said his wife, former Sen. Nancy Kassebaum Baker, R-Kan., already supports McCain for president and Baker said he too might back McCain if Thompson does not run."

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Let's see:

1. Conservatives want to support a nominee who supported McCain against Bush?

2. The person, Baker, who is pushing Thompson's candidacy is a McCain supporter.

Anyone get a clue?

This new article is confirmation of the previous one, that they want to split the Republican and conservative vote, which would be advantageous to McCain getting the Republican nomination.

A Ross Perot play inside the Republican primary.

Surely conservatives will be smarter than ending up splitting the party, to get McCain nominated, with President Hillary as a result.

Did you also hear that Dem Strategist Bob Beckel is also trying to con Republicans to get Thompson in the race by making ludicrous statements, that the Dems are afraid of him. ("don't throw me into the briar patch, don't nominate Thompson ...ooooo we are soooo afraid of him...." -- says Beckel)

Are conservatives going to be smart or gullible and help Hillary back into the White House?

They have been friends for years and Fred raised money for McCain. There is no reason to deny it - it happened and I'm sure their friendship is not gone. Friends are friends regardless of whether we like the friendship or not.

You can be "friends" without sharing the same political views. Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush are friends. Ann Coulter and Bill Mahar are friends. Heck, James Carville and Mary Matalin have sex with each other.

Thompson is NOT a Rudy opponent yet until he decides to run. When he runs then he will be an opponent.

This Rudy supporter thinks Rudy needs more effective opposition than he has now, to toughen him up. If he can't handle it, we should know that during the primaries. Thompson is the man to do that.

Having said that, my gut tells me Thompson will not run. He does not have the hunger, and despite all his skills, given his positions, I think he will be a slight to a bit more underdog against the Dem nominee, which I think will also discourage him. It will be a tough year for a GOP candidate to run, as a traditional GOP candidate usually runs. But if Thompson runs, that issue will become clearer when the candidates engage. Effective competition is good! I suspect Mitt is just too damaged to fill that role, and McCain, well, he is a very risky scheme indeed, in a host of ways, and in some ways I admire the man, but not as president, and not as the GOP nominee.

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