Posted on 01/22/2008 5:37:11 AM PST by LonesomeHawk
Goodbye Fred By Salena Zito
MANCHESTER (NH) -- Fred Thompson spent most of caucus night in Iowa hovering between third and fourth place -- a far cry from the lofty first-place position he held in Rasmussen's poll of likely Republican caucus-goers last June.
It has been a long time since Thompson has made a compelling reason to be in this race. And it should be a very short time before he confesses a compelling reason to exit stage right.
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."
(Excerpt) Read more at realclearpolitics.com ...
So now we have Mr. Amnesty himself? We have someone who if he was an opposite of himself and in the other party, he would have been run out years ago.
Support Romney.
I am. I think Mitt will govern far righter than GW.
Romney is the only one to go to.
Fuggedabout pro-abortion Julie-Annie.
McAmnesty would destroy the country as we know it. Our grandchildren would be speaking Spanish as the National language.
“It has been a long time since Thompson has made a compelling reason to be in this race.”
Oh, I don’t know, I thought conservatism was a fairly compelling reason.
Another “echo-chamber” piece.
This article is dated January 6.
I agree.
Fred won’t be dropping out, at least not until after super tuesday, his website is still accepting donations. This article is RINO wishful thinking. Fred has plenty of money and Huckster is about to go down in flames. The next few weeks will be verrry interesting.
Very true.
GW has two man issues: war on terror and tax cuts. And he’s been adamant on both.
But he sure does like to spend money...
I would submit that GW has no MAN issues. He’s as macho as they come.
I'm calling bullcrap on this Gegrow guy.
My choice in order from top to bottom are:
Thompson
Romney
Giuliani
McCain
Huckabee
Heh. Nice catch.
I’m singing to Fred today...that old Weavers song: “So long, it’s been good to know you.”
“A bystander in his own race” Ouch. I think Fred is gone by the end of the week. He’s already pulled out of the last debate and is home in Tenessee looking after his failing mother. The best thing he could do for the party now is pull out now and help Romney win FL.
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