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To: perfect_rovian_storm
I've discovered that when socially liberal bad boy Republican Senator Lincoln Chafee was running for re-election in 2006, Fred Thompson campaigned for him and came to his defense. Here's the money quote:

"There are a lot of reasons I support Linc. We agree on most issues, disagree on some. Obviously, keeping control of the Senate is very important. I don't like the sound of 'Chairman Kennedy.' "

Republicans were holding their noses and voting for RINO's and supporting RINO's to maintain their majority for most pf the last 12 years. I don't like it very much but I'm not going to turn on Thompson because he did. We lost a great Senator in PA because a lot of conservatives decided not to support him because he stood by Arlen Spector.

28 posted on 04/10/2007 1:25:23 PM PDT by pgkdan (Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions - G.K. Chesterton)
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To: pgkdan
We lost a great Senator in PA because a lot of conservatives decided not to support him because he stood by Arlen Spector.

I was angry as heck that Santorum backed Spector, but I would still have voted for him in 2006 if I lived in PA. If I had my druthers I would like to see a Thompson/Santorum ticket in '08.

102 posted on 04/10/2007 10:57:09 PM PDT by jellybean (FRED THOMPSON FOR PRESIDENT! Proud to be an Ann-droid and a Steyn-aholic)
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