Posted on 09/03/2007 3:24:18 PM PDT by asparagus
Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney on Monday said he would welcome Republican rival Fred Thompson to the race, but also took some jabs at Thompson's long delay in formally announcing his candidacy.
Thompson, the "Law & Order" television actor and former senator from Tennessee, is expected to officially enter the race this week. Instead of attending a Wednesday night debate in Durham, N.H., Thompson will be in Los Angeles to appear on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno."
"I think it will boost the ratings for Jay Leno's show, but I'd rather be doing well in New Hampshire," said Romney, who is leading in most polls in this early voting state.
Thompson's candidacy has been a shadow on the GOP contest. He has equivocated about getting into the race, while his campaign organization has been in flux. His entry comes remarkably late in a campaign cycle that began days after the 2006 midterm elections.
"Well, I guess the only comment I'd make to Fred Thompson would be: Why the hurry? Why not take a little longer to think this over?" Romney jokingly told reporters. "From my standpoint, if he wants to wait until January or February, that would be ideal."
That's when the primaries unfold in rapid succession.
Romney spent Monday opening his fall campaign, marching in a Labor Day parade in Milford and attending retails stops elsewhere. He said voters would note who is there — and who is not.
"I think people will notice there have been a bunch of guys who have been working real hard to get to know voters across the country," Romney said.
As for Thompson's entry, Romney quipped: "I think he'll have some fun. We're going to presumably have some debates with him. We'll have had five without him."
Go tell your mama on me.
LMBO Fred`s a real conservative and Mitt is not!
Don't worry your head about Fred, he'll do just fine.
Nice encapsulation.
Witty jabs from Romney is pretty much the way he should handle questions about it. When Fred gets in we will have the opportunity to see how much he damaged his support by post poning his entry.
Just curious, what are your juvenile nicknames for the other candidates? I expect at least 8.
We just had seven years of a successful businessman running the country. We don’t need another Blueblood with an MBA in the WH.
Fred`s conservatism and his belief in the Founders idea of federalism is what the country and the nation needs right now. Not some centrist-moderate from Mass., who changes his politics as often as he changes his socks.
Unless Thompson is found in bed with a member of his staff of the same gender, caught driving under the influence, or is taped taking money from Red China, or holding a fund raiser in a Bud dist Temple he will probably be the next president.
Romney is a RINO...of course, he might just get along fine with the RINO’s in the House & Senate.
Wow, this might be an original thought, rather than a cliche, as it didn't show up on the cliche finder. The closest I could come is.
Cliché: Save the drama for your mama
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LOL Great stuff! Thanks for the post.
I’ve written over one thousand posts on that buffoon from MA attacking his lack of substance and the political ruins that he leaves in his wake, go look them up. I make no apologies for “one liners”, as he’s been debunked as a phony and a destructive RINO fraud with an ego to equal a Kennedy’s a long time ago. He knows that once Fred is in, his little dog and pony show is caput. And none too soon. So like I said, the hairball can continue to laugh it up.
Political whore is definitely an apt description where Precious is concerned. Doing the dirty work for the liberals and the rodentry.
Why anyone would watch that leftist hack is beyond me
I ask this in all seriousness because my primary vote is still up for grabs and I will not cast my vote for someone based on a few nice sounding soundbites from a speech.
He's real, alright. Real liberal, real phony, and real destructive. Fred, unlike the fraud from Ratsachusetts, actually was called to run by the people, and not by his ginormous ego.
Just curious, what are your juvenile nicknames for the other candidates? I expect at least 8.
Willard ‘the Weatherboy’
Paul ‘the warrior’
Rudy ‘the dancer’
‘Corn pone’ Freddy
Duncan ‘the fence’
Johnny ‘the ace’ McCain
‘Guitar man’ Huckabee
“Rio Grande’ Tom
Brownback ‘who’
In case no one got the joke, it was "Name something you wait a long time for".
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