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The rationalizing by “real” conservatives disgusts me. In 2000, GWBush was the “real” conservative, and all the rest were “pseudo” conservatives or “rhinos”. Hindsight, and after the debate last night, I know John McCain would have made a better leader than GWBush.

Now, how does John McCain get a label like “rhino”, while Fred Thompson, same legislative support, same congress of Bill Frist, get anointed a “real” conservative?

RReagan spent twenty years clawing and championing his way to a leadership position to defeat communism. Fred Thompson builds an unprofessional website—and it’s bad—in one month and the guy can’t answer what his most important issue is as President (2:04 minutes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nr6SnS2YjDA )

Fred sounds unprepared and sloppy on Hannity and other shows. His website looks unprepared and sloppy. The next President has a lot of work to do to stop the demobilization of the United States. And you want others to vote for Fred Thompson to mobilize the country to defeat terrorism?

“Honor, Duty, Country?”
By William F. Buckley Jr.
http://author.nationalreview.com/latest/?q=MjE0Ng==

[MNJohnnie]

I know John McCain would have made a better leader than GWBush

Absurd nonsense. McCain has grandstand on spending and offered NO legislation. He has whined constantly about Iraq but offered no alternatives. He is the primary legislative source for CFR, grandstanding on "torture", organized the surrender on Judicial appoints by the gang of 14, and is the author of the current Immigration mess. Better leader? Only if you are completely ignorant of all factual reality