[FreeReign]

If you have been listening to Fred's words over the last six months and if you take Fred at his word, then your statement above is "delusional, silly, but funny as heck".

Find me any candidate for president who said while still running for the top spot that he would accept the second spot instead.

It goes way past Fred not saying while he is still running that he won't except the VP slot.

It goes to what Fred has said over the past six months.

Fred has campaigned on a very different platform compared to John McCain. Fred has said that he nolonger agrees much with John McCain.

As I said, if you have been listening to Fred's words over the last six months and if you take Fred at his word, then your statement that Fred will except a McCain VP slot is off-the-wall.

[calvo]

The MSM and multi-national corporations, and chamber of commerce types, do not expect McCain to be president. It is enough for McCain to get the nomination. That provides cover for all the other chicken-Shite politicians to vote for amnesty. He will have proven that he did not pay a price for pushing amnesty.

[FreeReign]

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[JasonC]

No, I have indeed been listening to him over the last year really, and I know he has a different platform than McCain, to his right. That is exactly why McCain would ask him, and if asked, why Thompson would say yes. To have voice, rather than exit.

The party is not where either man is positioned, alone. I wish it were right where Thompson is positioned. But he didn't get the votes. It is quite clear there are plenty of people in the party who aren't where McCain is - Thompson among them. That is exactly why VPs get chosen - to balance a ticket. (See Bush senior for Reagan e.g.)