Posted on 01/22/2008 5:37:11 AM PST by LonesomeHawk
“I didn’t know Fred had 12 million to run on, that’s more than I thought he had.....
There is no reason for Fred to drop out.”
That FEC chart was as of January 7. Does not show what has been spent, but we know that Fred’s truck goals have always been met and then some.
This was a syndicated editorial cartoon that appeared today’s newspapers—originating in the Akron Beacon Journal.
It is topical, but I do agree that it is harsh.
I am no liberal.
So the Democrats agree with Romney on:
* pro-life
* abstinence eductation
* ANWR drilling
* consistent role as leader with personal integrity
* support charter schools
* compensate teachers based on results
* opposition to abortion pill
* support faith-based organizations
* oppose gay marriage
* cutting government waste
* use private insurance companies to solve health care
* no driver’s license for illegal immigrants
* strict constructionist judges
* opposed to welfare programs
* no political correctness while conduct war on terror
* overrule Roe v Wade and let states decide
* human cloning unethical
* reduce costs - keep tax cuts
* up veteran’s pay
* Bush is right on war on terror
Well, you’re right. I just get ticked off at people who assume I’m not thinking, or call me names. That’s ridiculous. There’s reasoning behind my statements.
In reality, I’m a lot less concerned about Hillary or Romney damaging this country than I am some nation, like China damaging us and the President doing little or nothing at all.
I EXPECT Hillary to do NOTHING about China.
I expect that Obama would be less than useless.
I don’t expect Romney, Huckabee or Guiliani to do much about a foreign invasion/attack.
I DO expect Fred or McCain to do something militarily.
There are a lot of reasons to vote or not vote for most of these people.
But I don’t want someone in office I simply DON’T TRUST. Romney is one of those people I ‘DON’T TRUST”
You thought wrong, conservatism is no longer a compelling reason to vote for a candidate in the 21st century Republican party. This primary has now made it official, conservative candidates need not apply. The most liberal candidates have led the GOP field from day one, and the most conservative candidates were almost totally ignored.
I have voted Republican since my first vote in 1960, and I went though this same kind of disappointment for two decades before Reagan brought conservatives into the party's mainstream. But I won't go through it again, AFAIC the Republican party no longer exists, and it won't actually exist much longer as a viable party unless it turns back to Reagan era conservative policies based on traditional Christian principles.
I can understand your lack of trust. I’ve lived in MA my whole life - a depressing thought I know, but can tell you Romney would be a strong leader. He governed MA as a conservative, despite all the posting on Free Republic.
**A bystander in his own race, Thompson’s political what-could-have-been slipped through his fingers long before he announced his candidacy. “The process for running for president has begun so early,” says GOP political strategist Charlie Gerow, “that if you are not in the game, you are not in the game ... and Fred Thompson was never in the game.”**
Yeah, his ‘brilliant’ strategy backfired. We heard nothing but how ‘brilliant’ Fred was in entering when he did because people would get ‘bored’ of the other candidates. Well Mr. Boring himself actually got in the race and it was all downhill from there. This goes to show you how polls and being labelled an ‘electable’ candidate with ‘name recognition’ means squat. People knew who he was and saw and heard from him but showed how bad he was as a candidate in that his pathetic candidacy imploded. He had all the advantages except the man couldn’t back it up himself. And that is an example of ‘unelectable’ as there ever was. Face reality, “FredHeads”, in that Fred can’t win and isn’t viable. Move along and make excuses for another candidate you can make the ‘less of the evils’. No Mr. Perfects after all, right? And Fred was far from perfect unfortunately.
Continue on in your fantasyland. He can’t win and it’s a good thing because not only in the GOP primary but Fred would be an absolute disaster in a general election.
Smart move.
But he sure does like to spend money...
Sounds like LBJ with tax cuts.
LBJ had SOME good qualities.
I am sorry for being mistaken.. my bad... however, the cartoon is still dis tasteful....
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