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In watching Fred T. I get the sense that he doesn’t truly want to be president. Can you imagine a person becoming a doctor if that person had no deep desire to be a doctor?

This has become the conventional MSM message and wisdom. Don't believe it. I thought Fred did very well last night, especially his response at the end of the debate about him being "lazy." I see him emerging as the consensus candidate in a brokered convention. I don't think any candidate is going to have the votes to be elected on the first ballot. Romney, Giuliani, Thompson, and McCain will emerge as the top primary vote winners with Huckabee capable of drawing a significant number of votes as well. Then there will be deal making at the convention to determine who is best to represent the party, which is why I don't believe that Giuliani will get the nomination.

I think this crap about Fred not having the "fire in the belly" started from the Dems and the MSM as a way to discredit Thompson because of his "late" entry into the race. In fact, in normal times, candidates didn't enter until after Labor Day. For a guy who got a late start, he is doing quite well.

Guys, it is time for us to send all the vanity campaigns back to whence they came. Unless you are comfortable with a Giuliani campaign. It is my assessment that a Giuliani nomination will fracture our coalition. We cannot allow this to happen. Please let us agree among ourselves upon an acceptable candidate.
Mitt Romney made a very solid, Presidential performance this week. He will win in Iowa, and New Hampshire, and place well in South Carolina. If we keep flirting with all the dark horses, Rudy will win. If I can swallow a small amount of pride and back him, I know that you can, for the sake of our UNION, you can too.

kabar, I know that the MSM has been saying all that, but that is not why I think it. I have been watching him very very closely because I really wanted to be able to support him. What I have seen so far is not someone who can defeat the witch in a debate where (without a doubt) the liberal media will "set up" the GOP candidate. It's going to take someone who is slick enough to catch the setup and turn it around. I don't see that in Fred. I still think Mitt is the only one who can do that.

A Zogby poll I saw today was interesting concerning the women's vote. Mitt is attractive to women in both parties. I wish Duncan Hunter had enough of the "it" factor to make the grade, but he just couldn't seem to get off the ground.

Lord knows I'm no expert in these matters, I simply go by my woman's intuition about people. I'm usually pretty good at "reading" people.