I sincerely believe Fred Thompson would lose a general election against the democrats. Of course, I could be wrong and Mr. Thompson could enter the race firing on all eight cylinders and demonstrate he has energy, depth of character, command of the issues, sense of purpose, sound judgment, organizational skills and most important, a vision for America that would bring us back to conservative, constitutional governance.
So far, he has shown none of it.
Right, and consider this. Here’s the Democrat line of attack if Thompson, God forbid, is the nominee:
“In 2003, when American soldiers headed to Iraq, Thompson headed for the exit and quit his Senate responsibilities before his term was even over. While Hillary was putting in long hours on the Senate floor, Thompson was putting in long hours on a movie set.”
“The Republicans in the Congress are in bed with Jack Abramoff and other lobbyists. Now they propose to put a professional lobbyist in the White House. We Democrats are the party of reform; we’ve passed landmark legislation to curb the corrupt practices of lobbyists. The Republicans want to return to the old days and their old ways. We’re not going to let them.”
Thompson has so much baggage he needs to hire a fleet of eighteen wheelers to haul it around. Add his questionable health and you have a recipe for a Republican defeat that the country cannot afford. Maybe in in some placid, peaceful era he’d be okay, but not now. As Lady Bird Johnson said of her husband’s decision not to run again, “He didn’t think he had any more 16 hour days in him.” How many 16 hour days does Thompson have in him? Not many from the look of him. People backing him are making a massive mistake.
Giuliani supporter, eh?
I tend to agree with you. As far as I’m concerned, he is not the best candidate.
I like either Hunter or Huckabee.
But even though he’s a Tennessee conservative, I don’t see Thompson as a winner.
I don’t think he’d win a general election either. From what I saw of him in the senate, he seemed more interested in getting along with democrats than defeating them.
Still, I’ll keep an open mind.
Really? You of someone who could have done all that in less than six months?
Who?
Why? Do you think the American people also believe that radical Islam is only a bumper sticker slogan? Do you beleive that they want their taxes raised so we are thrown into a recession with resulting loss of jobs?
Do you think the American people want even more open and porous borders with no chance of curbing illegal immigration? Do you believe the American people like paying outrageous price for our energy because the wacko Democrats pretend they care more about a caribou than their country?
I can't think of one reason why any sane person would vote for a Democrat.
How about all this campaign corruption? Democrats are corrupt and rotten to the core.