Posted on 01/10/2008 10:53:20 AM PST by jellybean
Fred Thompson Releases Substantial Plan to Reduce Federal Spending Fred Thompson just became the first and only Republican candidate to produce a detailed and substantial plan to reduce federal spending.
If you’ve not already seen this Thompson interview with Charlie Rose, I recommend it highly. Scroll to 36:18, for example, to hear his sensible — yet all-too-rare — bottom-line analysis on the subject of torture:
And here’s a telling quote from 16:11, in the context of fixing the “No Child Left Behind” fiasco and moving towards voucher programs:
You can’t get away from what has worked for us, in so many different areas, in this country — and that is free people, free markets, and competition, and experimentation. It gets back to the federalism issue.No pandering. He wants to scale back the federal government’s role in education — and tell states and communities that they need to start taking responsibility for solving educational problems at the local level (where they’re more likely to actually get solved).Listen at 41:49 to hear why John Adams is Thompson’s favorite Founding Father, and at 42:48 to hear Thompson explain what it means to be a conservative — and then school Rose on the difference between principles and issues.
I find Thompson’s intelligence and honesty highly refreshing.
Here’s hoping he can pull off a miracle in South Carolina.
UPDATE: No, Ron Paul’s statements that he’ll reduce federal taxes and eliminate most of the federal government — even though I agree about its desirability — don’t qualify as a detailed and substantial plan to reduce federal spending. Plans deal with reality. Paul is promoting what I could only call, today, an unrealizable fantasy.
On the Road in Myrtle Beach, SC Fred attends a Republican fundraiser in Myrtle Beach, SC
Talking about Earmarks, 01.08.07 In South Carolina Fred Thompson spoke out against earmarks and called for President Bush to not fund them unless they were specifically in the spending bills.
Fred Thompson Jams! by Joel Gaines
January 10th, 2008The Huckster might play the bass, but only Fred Thompson has this kind of game!
I took some free play loops and put this together for your listening pleasure.
Hat Tip to VA for the idea.
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My wife and I were both impressed earlier this week when, asked what message he thought would help in South Carolina, Fred responded with (paraphrase) “I’m not interested in telling people one thing in South Carolina and something else in other places. Our message is the same everywhere - we need to get back to the constitution.”
Hope he does very well in SC.
Thanks for the thread and ping jb. I’m following rather peripherally at this point, due to having caught a cold.
FRED and thread bump!
Fred has said many times geography doesn’t determine where he stands. His message is the same in SC as it was in Iowa and will be the same in New York.
The Thompson Jam is a fun little song! lol
Hope you feel better real soon. Rest up and enjoy the FOX debate tonight from 9:00-10:30 Eastern! GO FRED!
FYI! Just looked and the tank on the Red Pick Up is at $446,084!
It keeps stalling for a while, then jumping. It’s making me nervous, but I assume that they are slowing down on the updates. They ARE pretty busy.
$452,051 !!
thanks!
$453,841 at 1:45 central. $86,159 to go! Over 5200 new friends also.
It’s definitely starting to come in faster again, I think.
Fred is going to be on Hanitty’s radio show today at about 18 minutes after the hour (this hour!). He will be taking calls!
To call into the show: 1-800-941-7326
I had to sit this one out because I'm broke, but I participated in the previous ones and will give some money when I get paid on Tuesday.
Pinging the FRead Thread list to #13!
I heard Fred is taking calls on Hannity right now!
Fred is in the house!
Thanks!
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