It was an offhand remark, and I won’t get too involved in its defense. My impression is that Romney is smart but could be lured into the activist/liberal temptation to “solve problems” (with other people’s money.) Whereas, it seems to me, that Thompson might be more inclined to do nothing, thereby allowing free people to solve their own problems. To me, that is the path of wisdom. I could be wrong. I look forward to learning more about each candidate. For the moment, I would be happy to support either candidate, or Duncan Hunter.
Thanks. I really wasn’t trying to do a “gotcha”, I was wondering if I had missed something about Thompson. I am in the position of not really liking any of the “viable” candidates (I had been for Huckabee, but have put him in the category of “will vote for him in the general, but can’t support in the primary”). Duncan Hunter sounds good, but has no executive experience and has never run an election outside of a district in San Diego. Tancredo is a one-note candidate. Paul and Keyes are punch lines. Of the five front runners, they all have serious flaws (as well as each having some good points), so I was seriously trying to see if you had seen something concrete in Thompson’s record that demonstrated wisdom. Your point on Romoney is well taken and fits with my impression of him.