[PSUAdam]

If he sounds like Reagan then he sounds like an old, tired version of Reagan. I don’t like the amnesty bill any more than you do but the fact is that Thompson looks and sounds old and washed up. His speeches, or at least the ones he doesn’t read off a prompter or script, are dull and droning. It might not sound nice but it’s true. A slow southern style is not going to cut it this year after eight years of Bush. A vote for Thompson in the primary is a defensive vote. If the party goes with this man we have no opportunity to turn any blue states red in the general election and all the reason to believe we will lose ground. The public as a whole is tired of the Southern act from the Republicans.

[RockinRight]

And what magic candidate do you support?

-The cross dressing statist liberal?
-The slick used-car salesman from Massachusetts?
-The mentally disturbed old guy from Arizona?
-The hopelessly unelectable border hawk from Colorado?
-The hopelessly unelectable border hawk from California?
-The certifiably insane, pseudo libertarian cut and runner M.D. from Texas?

[perfect_rovian_storm]

Which speeches would those be?

[kevkrom]

His speeches... are dull and droning.

Which is why he gets paid big bucks as a public speaker, of course.

[bcsco]

The public as a whole is tired of the Southern act from the Republicans.

Then why is he polling so well even before entering the race?