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Posted on 06/02/2007 4:22:57 PM PDT by Zakeet
Does Fred Thompson have what it takes to be president? The former senator turned "Law & Order" actor, who launched an exploratory committee last week, has been dogged by rumors that he doesn't have the work ethic for a long campaign. "The book on him is he's lazy," David Keene, president of the American Conservative Union, said last week. The criticism seems fed by Thompson's time in the Senate, where he maintained a less rigorous schedule than his colleagues and was known to duck out of late-night debates. Of the 90 bills he introduced during his eight years in the Senate, only four became law.
Thompson has never denied being irritated with the pace of Senate life and cited it as one of the reasons he opted out of a 2002 re-election bid. "I don't like spending 14- and 16-hour days voting on 'sense of the Senate' resolutions on irrelevant matters," he said in 1998. "There are some important things we really need to get on with—and on a daily basis, it's very frustrating." His 2008 competitors have privately questioned his endurance, with one rival consultant (anonymous so as not to reflect badly on his own man) telling NEWSWEEK, "I doubt he has the fire in the belly to compete."
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That’s a GREAT graphic!
“Whacking Gnats”
I love it!
I have heard a former speechwriter of Thompson’s saying that calling Fred lazy is garbage. He said that often Fred stayed in the office long past the time everyone else went home.
I also heard that a former aide of Thompson’s said she quit because she couldn’t keep up with his work pace.
A man who puts himself through college and law school while raising a young family is not a lazy man.
>> “The book on him is he’s lazy,”
Kinda like the MSM.
Excellent ideas.
p.s. Glad I checked out your homepage!
"..., if owners were exposed to this cutting option and start keeping their cuts uniform like this more people would know the joy of having a Standard Poodle."
I think you may be right about that...Jake is a very handsome guy (a haircut makes all the difference in the world as to looks!), and little Sonny is adorable!
Good points.
He’s been in public life for decades, and THIS is all they got?!!!
(Tee-hee!)
One of my many mentors growing up....;~)
Fred Thompson/JC Watts in ‘08, Papasmurf gmta, this is the ticket I want.
Fred always had the energy and drive to chase choice skirt (unlike Willie)
and he was a good lawyer early on around here...
he has the drive if he wants it
i understand that
Oh, that’s absurd........
No problem there... don’t believe the MSM, you’ll sleep better.
It’s not the MSM, it’s people they quote, like David Keene. Sleeping better is nice, but I’ve kinda always wanted to know what was going on.
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