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Posted on 10/25/2007 9:10:48 PM PDT by Doofer
I read that and knew that I had to change my tag...
Fred Thompson has a clear record of leadership:
As minority counsel on the Watergate hearings, Thompson lead the minority staff in the impeachment of Richard Nixon.
As a lawyer in Tennessee, he led the movement which took down a corrupt governor.
Fred Thompson went to Washington with a basic belief that the federal government should be smaller, more efficient, and more accountable. To make that goal a reality, he has worked for and achieved a string of significant reforms, becoming what USA Today called, “a leader on a range of clean-up Washington issues.”
As a U.S. Senator, he led the effort to defeat S507, a nasty bill which would have destroyed our country’s patent system, giving away many American innovations to foreign firms and governments.
As chairman of the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee, Thompson worked with the General Accounting Office to unveil the first ever audit of the federal government. Fred led the fight to reduce waste in the federal government, making agencies more accountable and saving the taxpayers billions of dollars.
Fred led the effort to reduce our nation’s vulnerability to computer attacks from terrorists, crime rings, and hackers. Sen. Thompson authored the Government Information Security Act, which was signed into law and provides a new framework for protecting the government’s computers from outside attack by hackers.
Fred Thompson led by example when he introduced Senate Joint Resolution 21 proposing a constitutional amendment to limit congressional terms to two terms for Senators and three terms for Representatives, and then he resigned from the Senate after having served one and a half terms.
Finally, Fred Thompson led the effort to get John Roberts confirmed by the Senate to be chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Fred’s gravitas and his ability to persuade made Roberts’ confirmation a much less contentious process than most people thought it would be.
Fred Thompson is indeed a leader- one which true conservatives admire and respect.
As a Senator, Thompson’s leadership on Federalist principles earned him the “Restoring the Balance” Award from the National Conference of State Legislatures. The honor is given annually to national policymakers committed to federalism and its impact on issues involving state legislators.
http://hsgac.senate.gov/030201_thompson_press.htm
Thompson’s leadership on federalist principles earned him other honors. He was one of only nine Senators to win this award from the National Taxpayer’s Union:
“Not all Members of Congress fought day in and day out during 2002 for the principle of limited government that is the cornerstone of our country’s greatness,” said NTU President John Berthoud. “Fortunately, at least 36 allies in Congress demonstrated an unwavering commitment to taxpayers. We are proud to honor this fiscal ‘coalition of the willing.’”
http://www.ntu.org/main/press_release.php? PressID=113&org_name=NTU
As a Senate Committee chairman, Fred Thompson led the fight agsinst government waste, fraud and abuse. His report on the problem, “Government at the Brink,” documents the federal government’s staggering levels of waste, abuse, and mismanagement. Thompson’s report includes his recommendations for addressing those problems. Thompson’s efforts won him the recognition of Citizens Against Government Waste, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization, dedicated to eliminating waste, fraud, and abuse in government.
http://www.cagw.org/site/PageServer?pagename=news_NewsRelease_06052001b
H400 and S507 were both part of the Clinton Admin’s plan to reorganize the U.S. Patent Office, essentially handing it ovewr to foreign government and multinational corporations. It was vintage Al Gore, right out of his “reinventing America” book. One of three people who went to Washington in April 1997 to try to stop this madness describes what happened next:
“When H 400 passed the House of Representatives on a voice vote, with no member demanding a recorded vote, we knew we were in trouble. S 507 was set to be reported out of the Senate Judiciary Committee by unanimous consent the following week. We needed one member of the United States Senate with the courage to stand before the Committee and object to the bill.”
“We decided to approach Senator Fred Thompson, and when S 507 came up in committee, he objected on the basis of national security. He had the courage to defy the President and Vice President, the Japanese government, the Chinese government, the Lippo Group of Indonesia, and eighty or ninety of America’s largest multinational corporations. America dodged a bullet in 1997, and Fred Thompson was the man who made it happen.”
Now THAT is leadership!
http://www.theconservativevoice.com/article/23891.html
Fred’s right- leaders hire managers. Fred’s a leader, and Mitt’s a manager. Perhaps Fred can find a job for Mitt in the Thompson Administration...
I mnust concede that Mitt Romney has shown leadership in at least one area that I can think of. He made Human Events’ list of the Top Ten RINOs of 2005:
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=11129
In one of the Seminars the German General was asked how they handled there personnel problems. He said they had three major personnel categories.
1. There were those that always knew the right thing to do and could get them done. These we made generals.
2. There were those who never knew what was the right thing to do nor could they get it done. These we made privates.
3. There were those who always selected the wrong thing to do but were genius at getting them done. These we shot.
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"Men are basically smart or dumb and lazy or ambitious. The dumb and ambitious ones are dangerous and I get rid of them. The dumb and lazy ones I give mundane duties. The smart ambitious ones I put on my staff. The smart and lazy ones I make my commanders."
- Erwin Rommel
“Men are basically smart or dumb and lazy or ambitious.
The dumb and ambitious ones are dangerous and I get rid of them.
The dumb and lazy ones I give mundane duties.
The smart and ambitious ones I put on my staff.
The smart and lazy ones I make my commanders."
-Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
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Jimmy Carter proved it even more.
“I’ve commanded 30,000 rolls of toilet paper in my career and those are the sorriest haircuts I’ve ever seen.” - Quartermaster LTC at West Point that will remain anonymous.
Ah the obligatory Fred-bash from a Mittwitt or Rudyphile.
Meanwhile, the starry-eyed Mittheads continue to delude themselves into thinking they have a conservative.
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