See, this is why it is important to read the entire posts, and not just quote from parts of them.
That was my speculation as to what Fred would do IF he dropped out, and then to make sure nobody made the mistake you made, I clearly stated that it was predicated on the assumption Fred would drop out, which I was not ascribing to.
In other words, I was both disagreeing with the idea that Fred would drop out, and also arguing that if he WAS going to drop out, he wouldn’t do it now.
In normal times, I wouldn’t have had to include the disclaimer, but people around here are extremely touchy about anything said about Fred Thompson, like if someone sneezes wrong he might break or something.
Unfortunately, it appears that even with a clear statement that I was not saying he would drop out at all, at least one person didn’t understand that statement and was certain I was predicting he would drop out.
I think you should stop looking for bad news and bad predictions about your candidate.
In normal times, I wouldn’t have had to include the disclaimer, but people around here are extremely touchy about anything said about Fred Thompson, like if someone sneezes wrong he might break or something.
***I’ve noticed the same thing. And lots of freepers seem to have trouble with simple hypotheticals, like “if I gave you a million bucks, would you be a millionaire?” The answer is invariably some kind of effort to deny the actual hypothesis, the smarter ones say that hypotheticals are a waste of time, but if you look through their posting history you’ll find all kinds of hypothetical constructs.