[FreeReign]

I appreciated him after 9/11. I admired how he shoved the grapefruit in the face of that Saudi Prince. I thought for a few weeks that he might be more moderate on the 2A position for the rest of us in the frontier than he was in the five Boroughs. I was extremely surprised that he could still stand for PBA even after he didn't need to. It is easy to see now that he is more liberal than a "Rockefeller Republican" or even a "Roosevelt Republican." But what I'm truly shocked to learn on this thread is that "Rudy-mania" appears to be a mental disorder.

They think that Rudy will pick judges in the mold of Scalia, Thomas, Roberts...etc.

At this stage, even months before the first primary, to back a candidate who thinks that there is a "right to an abortion" is simply the wrong strategy.

I wouldn't call it a mental disorder...and I certainly wouldn't be so desperately afraid of Rudy in the face of a few DBM push polls as some here seem to be.

Fred will easily win the nomination.

[perfect_rovian_storm]

You can’t totally blame all of them. They have Hillary Derangement Syndrome.

[higgmeister]

Fred will easily win the nomination.

Let's see, his mentor was Sen. Howard Baker. Howard Baker is the son-in-law of the beloved Sen. Everett Dirksen (Mr. Marigold). I read the book, "The Honorable Mr. Marigold: My Life With Everett Dirksen" last year. Even in Georgia, I know you can't get more Republican than an Illinois - Republican.

What's more, Fred Thompson was born in Alabama (so was I). He took the Senate seat that Al Gore had vacated when he became VP. Obviously some people that voted for a liberal Dem would also vote for Senator Thompson.

He is an actor. President Reagan was an actor. He has ultra face and name recognition. Hundreds-of-thousands of vacuous minded people will vote for him because he was so rad in "The Hunt for Red October." He worked as a lobbyist for General Electric (among other companies). Ronald Reagan was a spokesman for GE. My dad retired from GE.

It sounds like kismet to me!

[Spiff]

At this stage, even months before the first primary, to back a candidate who thinks that there is a "right to an abortion" is simply the wrong strategy.

Amen!!

Fred will easily win the nomination.

From your lips to God's ears.