Fredipedia: The Definitive Fred Thompson Reference
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Posted on 09/25/2007 1:39:27 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Has Fred Thompson's entry into the presidential race got you wondering what a Thompson administration might look like? From a federal management perspective, it's an interesting question. Thompson would come into the job with a relatively large amount of experience in overseeing government operations, since he chaired the committee formerly known as Senate Governmental Affairs.
In an Aug. 2001 column in Government Executive, Paul Light, now a New York University professor and then a vice president at the Brookings Institution, took a look at Thompson's tenure, taking note of his presidential prospects. At that point, the senator was weighing whether to run for another Senate term (he ultimately decided not to). Thompson, Light wrote, "will have to wait for 2008 to mount his own run for the presidency. Had Gore won the 2000 election, Republicans already would be coalescing around Thompson as a front-runner for 2004. He has all the populist credentials of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., without the temper and quirkiness."
Then actor-turned-legislator, Light also noted, has "done his share to make the federal government work. He has been a tireless watchdog of agency mismanagement, but has avoided the gimmickry that has characterized so much Republican rhetoric on fraud, waste and abuse." His report on federal management, Government at the Brink (Volume 1 and Volume 2), Light wrote, "did more than just inventory the problems .... It also provided an easily accessible analysis of causes and solutions, most notably the projected retirement of between a third and a half of the federal workforce."
So what's Thompson saying today? Here are the bullet points from his campaign Web site on the subject of "Government Effectiveness":
I am committed to: * Attracting and rewarding the best Americans to serve in government and ensuring they have the authority and resources needed to get the job done.
* Fixing government accounting so tax dollars are properly spent and the American people know exactly what they are being spent on.
* Improving government performance by making agencies accountable for accomplishing their missions on time and within budget.
* Ensuring information technology systems are secure and that they give our government the capacity and effectiveness to get the job done.
It's not just tenure, it's what he did while he was there.
Fredipedia: The Definitive Fred Thompson Reference
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At least you're being fair and open-minded.
</sarcasm>
True.
They would have us believe an oak tree is a tumbleweed.
Very well said.
On a scale of one to five...
One=julieannie
Two=Ron Paul
Three=Mittocrat
Four=Duncan Hunter
Five=FRed Thompson
I give you a FRed! LOL
I have never stolen a graphic....from you.
But, that one is now in my My Pics/Politics/FRed folder! :)
Thank you.
I don’t mind at all if people steal them for use elsewhere, but if they are used a lot on FR, then I have to make more to keep them fresh.
It is a nice one, isn’t it?
:)
FRED VETS, SIGN UP TODAY AT:
"Bump for President Thompson"
HMMMM....FRederalism or Hillary-Care....I’ll take FRED!!!
To that end, I question the character of these...gentlemen who dare attempt to smear the good name of Sam Grant. It has been an honor to call him a friend, and I hope that I can continue to do so when this unpleasantness has ended.
Yours respectfully,
Thomas Jackson, Lieutenant General, Confederate States Army
I'd like you to elaborate on exactly what kind of damage Fred Thompson will need to "undo".
It’s nice to see that he’s committed to all the right things. Now I’d like an idea on how he plans to accomplish it.
I read a hilarious Fred Thompson “Fact” over at IMAO.us
“Fred Thompson is not your ‘bro’ and he is going to taze you.”
ping for reading later
Thank You, Very much Suuur...Your Cantor is much appreciated.
SITG
I’m really tempted to use that for a tag line.
Take it, I've got spares.
Let's start with "Big Government Conservatism" and continue along with a GOP with a moral standing equivalent to the "distinguished gentleman" from the other party and then move to the fact that our "permanent majority" is looking at less permanent and a lot more like a minority and perhaps finish with a removal of the "Good Job Brownie" cronyism and get back to the party of compentent, lean government. Oh yeah, and lastly perhaps repeal that tax hike on Americans abroad that W. and GOP controlled Congress thought was such a good idea the SOBs.
Did you miss these things Rip van Winkel?
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