Posted on 01/19/2008 8:07:10 PM PST by restornu
Fred Thompson just spoke to his supporters in South Carolina, where he appears headed for a weak third or fourth place finish. Thompson thanked everyone and then spoke about America and conservatism's contribution to it. He did not talk about Florida or being in the race to stay.
Word is that Thompson will return to Tennessee to visit his mother in the hospital. While he's there, presumably, he'll consider his options. Frankly, and I say this with regret, it's difficult to see the case for him remaining in the race.
Posted by Paul at 7:07 PM | |
No Conservative should ever consider voting for McCain. We worry the others will betray us. We know McCain will betray us. Look at his record for the last 8 years? Been nothing but betrayal and obstruction.
With any of the other canidates we have a seat at the table. We know John McCain will never listen to us on anything.
With McCain Conservatives would get maybe 10%. That would not be worth the enormous long term damage McCain would do to both the GOP and the Conservative Movement. With a McCain Administration we would have a mislabeled “Conservative” Administration pushing Democrat Party polices while the GOP took all the political fall out of the consequences of those disastrous decisions.
Just what could Conservatives expect to get from a McCain Administration? Based on McCain’s record for the last 8 years, we could expect to get tough talk on foreign policy and spending with no real action on any issue.
Do people forget the Democrats trying to get McCain to flip party’s in Jan 2006? Forget that Dems wanted McCain as their VP candidate in 2004?
How quickly the supposed Conservatives for McCain forget McCain’s political record. From Tax-cuts to the War to Judges McCain’s whole strategy has been to be as Liberal as possible and stay in the GOP.
Politically there is very little difference between Hillary and McCain. You get minor variations on this and that issue, like abortion, but over all McCain and Clinton share the same political philosophical outlook
McCain has done nothing for the Conservative movement in 8 years. While talking a good game on spending, he has done nothing. This is particularly galling considering all the issues CFR, Judges, Immigration Anti Torture Amendment-Gang of 14 etc etc etc issues which McCain was more then willing to throw his weight behind an issues to get legislation passed.
McCain has actively worked against the Conservatives on Social issues, on the WOT, on Iraq, on Gitmo, against Rummy, on Immigration and on Judges, on Global Warming etc etc etc etc etc. McCain has far more in common with Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama then he does with any Conservative.
Funny how the Talking Heads miss this. Out of 49 Republican Senators McCain has been ranked 45th by the American Conservative Union for his voting record!
McCain would be the worse of both worlds. A mislabeled “Conservative” Administration actively advancing the Democrat Party’s agenda while knifing Conservatives in the back daily. You could even count on a McCain Administration appointing Leftist Judges in order to avoid fighting with the Democrats in the US Senate.
Tough on Foreign Policy? You think Mr “Close Gitmo and extend the same legal protections US Citizens have to the terrorists” McCain is going to have a “tough” foreign policy? The father of the Baker Commission and the plan to surrender Iraq to Iran and Syria is “strong on Foreign Policy”? Not based on his recored. The wrost thing that a McCain Administration would do is it would fracture the few remaining GOP Congress critters into pro and anti McCain factions. McCain would be the worst of all world politically for the Conservatives.
At least with a Democrat Leftist Administration, as opposed to a McCain Leftist with a GOP Label Administration, the Democrats would get all the political fall out of their disastrous political decisions and the GOP would unite in fighting them. The worst of all possible worlds for Conservatives in 2008 would be McCain getting elected President.
That is sad. Someday I may be there. But for now, I don't want to be as irrelevant as the old smelly men in the park that talk to pigeons.
I think Fred is too close to John McCain to even consider endorsing anyone else.
We have lots of conservatives, but no conservative leaders. We are back to being a mob.
I dont think so. McCain would want someone a decade younger who could help him pick up a blue state with a lot of electoral votes.
That isn't Fred. It's Gov. Pawlenty.
What is the final poll results ?
Your liberal friend prefers Thompson? This is really strange. I have a feeling many liberals are even more concerned, if that is possible, with their choice than we are.
“Fred will be Mc Cains Running Mate”
If Fred wants it, I think you’re probably correct.
THANKS MUCH.
don’t want to be as irrelevant as the old smelly men in the park that talk to
How relevant will you be for 8 years under hillary?
Because none of the annointed ones will beat her.
Back on the meds??
I wonder if she has been in poor health throughout his campaign. I hope his dear mother regains her health, whether he decides to remain in the race or not. And I hope he remains in the race, but it would be understandable if he decided not to. Family is first.
That post alone shows you already are.
Whatever Fred does I just thank him for preventing Huckabee from winning today, hopefully his campaign will dry up and McCain will be easily taken out somewhere down the line.
BTTT
Tell me about it I am facing the same thing and it is hard and heart breaking!
How you realize you are really useless in a situation like this there is nothing you can do to stop it and soon it is over!
In the mean time they don’t really know you they will mention you and not know you are the person they are talking about!
BS. Unless you think Judge Roy Moore is a “good judge.”
Huckabee is the religious Left who doesn’t respect the Constitution.
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