Fred's Final Days

Reason Magazine ^ | January 18, 2008 | John Tabin

[SubGeniusX]

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[Vigilanteman]

Fred doesn’t have to win South Carolina, he just has to make a respectable showing. He’s everybody’s second choice and could turn out to be their first choice if we have a brokered convention.

[SubGeniusX]

One by one, the great libertarian hopes of the 2008 presidential cycle have been dashed....

That leaves former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson. For a while, during his endless flirtation with the GOP race, Thompson looked to some people like the Great Libertarian Hope. The Cato Institute's Michael Tanner praised Thompson last May for "a solid record as a fiscal conservative," adding that in the Senate he was "a consistent supporter of entitlement reform" and a reliable vote for free trade. "On federalism," Tanner wrote, "there may be no better candidate."

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[Anti-Bubba182]

"..Now his history of associating with the uglier side of the paleolibertarian movement has come back to haunt him, and many once-sympathetic observers are wondering if his campaign might actually be bad for libertarianism..."

Duh! Why don't these screwballs/libertarians beam up to the mothership.

[RadioCirca1970]

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[DesScorp]

I fear America’s choices in this election will be McCain and Clinton.....definitely a “lesser of two evils” election.

[tear gas]

Fred doesn’t have to win South Carolina, he just has to make a respectable showing. He’s everybody’s second choice and could turn out to be their first choice if we have a brokered convention.

Right on, brother! We're going all the way.

[Lucky9teen]

Some may write Fred off, but if it comes down to it, I’ll write him in.

[DoughtyOne]

The nomination is very much up for grabs at this point. Nobody is walking away with it. To state that this is the end of Fred is wishing thinking IMO.

Someone is trying to lower the bar on Fred getting out, and doing it before another election in the hopes of damaging him beyond recovery.

I also think it was interesting to use the term libertarian in this article, a word that some have grown to look upon with intrepidation.

Fred Thompson is running on the republican ticket, and that’s the only party that should be mentioned in relationship to him.

[DoughtyOne]

Oh that wouldn’t be a hard choice at all.

Neither of the above would be an easy choice.

[Tarpon]

Fred will still be in the race come super duper Tuesday.

BTW, when is McCain withdrawing? He doesn’t have a prayer, neither does the Huckster, of winning anything except the drive by stooge of the year award.

[Eric Blair 2084]

I find it funny that Bill Richardson is considered a “libertarian” candidate by Reason (not the first time I heard that from them) considering he signed the smoker ban preventing citizens from enjoying a legal product on private property.

Although I guess for a Democrat, he’s a libertarian....sort of like being the World’s Tallest Midget.

[Eric Blair 2084]

The sheeple have spoken, this freedom stuff requires too much work and individual responsibility. They would rather be wards of the state and have Gubmint take care of them from cradle to grave like babies and nursing home patients. They want CHANGE.

[Mr Rogers]

That either Huckabee or McCain could be polling above 10% is amazing - and dismaying. I’ll be thrilled if Fred pulls it out, but I’m very worried right now.

I really think that 4 of the top 5 will lose such a large part of the base that we will be history in the general.

[saganite]

That’s a pretty downbeat assesment. I’m hoping Fred can confound the polls but time is very short.

[DeusExMachina05]

Campaigns end when they run out of money. Unless Fred comes in first or second his campaign will not have the money to carry on. Thats a fact unfortunately.

[snippy_about_it]

This is not true, Fred has the money to continue and he will. Just you watch us!

[Theo]

It’s not over. Fred’s the best candidate, and as more people become aware of this, his ratings will go even higher. I’m voting for him, and encourage others to as well. Let’s not fall for this “losing hope” bit....

[ken21]

reason mag’s going bolshevik.

richardson is NOT a libertarian.

richardson vetoed the gas developments in new mexico.