Posted on 04/11/2007 6:02:20 AM PDT by Mia T
Thinking more about your theory....
The ‘stalking horse’ and the ‘Perot’ effect are not mutually exclusive. In its zeal to help Rudy, the GOP may unwittingly be helping McCain.
Clearing the air and putting the issue out in the open in preparation for announcing a run for POTUS would be my best guess.......
No, he's not, trust me I know. Lymphoma is nasty, nasty stuff. You can get by for a long time, but when it finally breaks loose it is horrid, painful and quick.
No. He may be acting in what he believes to be the national interest. (I suspect Fred undstands that his experience playing a president on stage is not especially applicable to being the president for real.)
understands
Are you saying no conservatives support Rudy?
No, but I am challenging the overall view that Rudy is the conservative candidate vs. McCain.
Was indolent lymphoma? As I understand it, indolent lymphoma can eventually ‘transform’ to the more aggressive type.
I never said that.
You implied it. If Thompson is to steal conservatives from Rudy to help McCain, then it is implied.
I said it last night at the County GOP meeting. I will NOT support Guiliani.
Good one.
You sure do attract a lot of attention!
All lymphoma is nasty, but with indolent lymphoma when it goes into remission you live a pretty normal life, when it come out again, the treatment must change, and the remission is shorter. After that, each remission is shorter and shorter until finally it roars forth in it’s most vicious form. I hate cancer, and I hate lymphoma most of all.
Rumor has it that he announce on may 5th. We’ll see.
Maybe. I heard August yesterday. But there have been so many dates floating around. I’m sure it will be soon.
Fred is definitely acting as a counterweight against any other staunch conservative entering the race or gaining traction. His lack of ambition notwithstanding, he's having a fascinating effect on the process. The longer he stays out, the more difficult it will be for him to make up lost ground. Yet the longer he hovers on the sidelines, the more damage he does to the guys swamped in the low teens. That leaves Rudy, and his friend John McCain.
Fred's semi-presence does help McCain, in a sense, but there's no way for him to destroy McCain's enemies without doing the same damage to McCain. Now, he could undo that damage by getting on board with McCain as his Veep. A McCain/Thompson ticket (which is quite possible, given their friendship) would scramble the numbers and have everyone recalibrating.
Ultimately, if Fred wrecks all of the other contenders, it will hand the nomination to Rudy. That is clear enough, and he could easily parlay that ability into a VP slot. If Fred wrecks most of the others, and jumps on board with McCain, it would be a tough fight against Rudy, but it's not impossible to beat him. McCain may be broadly hated, but there's a lot of love for Fred out there, and it may be enough to win the nomination.
Fred's certainly a potent factor in the race, but it seems to be as a kingmaker, not as the king. I wonder who he's actually angling to work for.
Aren’t some conservatives supporting Rudy in spite of the fact that some of his social positions are liberal?
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