“Bobbisox doesn’t have to justify herself to you, either, flag.”
Well, it appears to me, and I suspect a lot of others on this thread, that you are requiring anyone who is interested in a candidate other than Fred Thompson to justify themselves to you (and Bobbisox) or else they are (as you said yourself) not a conservative. So, be careful how you throw the word “justify” around, as it seems to be a requirement of both you and Bobbisox as proof of being ideologically pure in your estimation. I think you two have cornered the “please justify” market, only you don’t say please, you demand.
There are only 2 legitimate Conservative candidates on the GOP side. That’s Fred and Duncan Hunter. The rest are phonies, fakes, or frauds.