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Fred Thompson: WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get)
In some releases ahead of a speech Thompson is to give tonight to the Conservative Party, one in particular catches my eye:
With me, what you see is what you get. I was a proud conservative yesterday, I remain one today, and I will be one tomorrow.
Now, at the risk of raised blood pressure for some of my friends, I have challenged the consistency of commitment to Conservative principles on the part of his rivals in recent days. Having said that, I can only throw this out there and let it stick where it may:
Some think the way to beat the Democrats in November is to be more like them. I could not disagree more,” the one-time Tennessee senator says in remarks he is to deliver to the Conservative Party of New York.
“I believe that conservatives beat liberals only when we challenge their outdated positions, not embrace them. This is not a time for philosophical flexibility, it is a time to stand up for what we believe in.”
Music to this man’s ears.
http://www.redstate.com/blogs/haystack/2007/oct/15/fred_thompson_wysiwyg