[cripplecreek]

Someone will need to explain why a term and a half senator with a mediocre (at best) record deserves to be seen as the great conservative hope.

[xcamel]

Simply because he is not what all the rest of the also-ran empty-suit career politco RINOS are.

Oh, and he can kick hillary's a$$

[RockinRight]

His record is fine. What makes him appealing are a few things:

-by far the most conservative candidate with a snowball’s chance in hell of winning the general or the nomination even
-likeable and straight-talking
-against the amnesty bill without being a one-trick pony like HunterTancredo
-Best fiscal record of anyone running
-anti-corruption
-non-traditional
-been outside DC long enough to be trustworthy, but spent enough time there to know how things work and be experienced in such matters

[AlaskaErik]

Someone will need to explain why a term and a half senator with a mediocre (at best) record deserves to be seen as the great conservative hope.

Do you want a gun grabber like Giuliani or Romney in the White House? They are both slick Northeastern liberals. McCain is tanking and not that great. Every other declared candidate is a one or two percenter. Thompson is in the top tier without even declaring. So those are the realistic choices. Which of those four do you want to see in the Oval Office in 2009?

[trumandogz]

Two Words:

Law & Order

[LexBaird]

Someone will need to explain why a term and a half senator with a mediocre (at best) record deserves to be seen as the great conservative hope.

I dunno, but it seems to be what the Dems are banking on as well, judging by their top three. There seems to be a lot of Congress Critters in the race this time.

[LibLieSlayer]

“Someone will need to explain why a term and a half senator with a mediocre (at best) record deserves to be seen as the great conservative hope.”

Because he is not insane like mccain... he is not an east coast Governor of one of the most LIBERAL states in America (and somewhat of a flip flopper like his fellow statesman kerry)... he is not pro-abortion and pro-gay marriage... he is not anti-gun... he is pro tax cuts... he is anti-amnesty... he is not an isolationist... he is tough on the dims... he kicked mikey moore’s big behind... he is committed to fight radical islam and terror... and except for CFR; it is hard to find a vote that Fred made during his 8 years in the Senate, that equals the liberalism of “some” of the votes of any of the other Senators running for President... in either party.

Actually, Tancredo and Hunter are the only other two (IMHO) Conservatives of good stead... in the race.

LLS

[mmichaels1970]

a term and a half senator

So a little over 8 years (December 2, 1994 – January 3, 2003). Which normally equates to a two term Governor, a two term Mayor, and a FOUR term Congressman right? So I don't think length of time in the Senate is much of a problem.

[Hostage]

Abraham Lincoln was just a lawyer and one-term Congressman.

Jimmy Carter had executive experience as a Governor.

Your line of attack doesn’t hold water.

Run along now back to your Rudy McRomney threads.

[stylecouncilor]

Read a few of his essays.