You're on the mark. We didn't have the right conservatives in the 2008 race, which is why McCain wound up being the last man standing.
Fred was also my choice, but in my opinion, all that was off was his timing. He would have been fine, had he jumped in when the base was energized for him.
As it was, he delayed and delayed - losing precious campaign organizing time. Once he did step in, the overwhelm of the pace made him look "tired". He only started running when all of his opponents had already gathered speed.
And if I hear that phrase "fire in the belly" one more time, I think I'm gonna strangle the person who says it.
Sorry, Windflier. I hated even WRITING the words “fire in the belly” for the same reason! It’s like “gravitas.”
Thompson’s little youtube vid response to Michael Moore really got me hooked. I started reading everything from and about him. (I had never watched his show and only seen a couple of his movies.) I found I agreed with him on absolutely everything, and he was smart and well-spoken.
But then he took too long to get in, and it seemed all too much for him somehow. He seemed to make the SNL characterization of him come true before our eyes (”How much do I want to be your President? About 65%.”).
Thanks for not strangling me.