Jim,
Sorry. Nothing personal. Thanks for not pulling the plug on the thread. Shows that you’re a big man.
It pains me that an otherwise personally charismatic and attractive a candidate as Fred has what can only be called chinks in his armor. Darn it, it’s hard NOT to like the guy. I wasn’t aware of the full record until a friend emailed me the Viguerie piece. Fred’s close connection with Howard Baker is very troubling.
Having said that, someone somewhere along the campaign trial is GOING TO ASK THESE QUESTIONS and Fred will have no choice but to deal with them. That trail gets rockier every day and the rocks get really big. Despite what some posters have written, I DO NOT expect perfection in a candidate — just honest answers to honest queries.
I’d hate to see us all invest capital and energy in his campaign just to have it fold close to the finish line because he can’t give us answers that supporters can accept.