Posted on 03/04/2010 8:32:42 AM PST by pkajj
If we were choosing a president, style would matter less. We are choosing a candidate, one who has to win the general election for our choice to matter. It’s a sad fact, but I don’t think it’s sad thinking to recognize that reality.
Given a choice of Governor Palin (assuming we believe she could be a great president and could win in 2012), and Fred Thompson (assuming we believed he could be even better in office but could not win an election), I think the ability to win is an important consideration although not the only consideration. We tried Barry Goldwater in 1964, and that didn’t work out.
Try to ZZZZZZ through this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUn8GSbUl_4&feature=related
Actually, just go to YouTube and search for Fred Thompson debates.
He makes the rest of them look like kindergartners.
From the article: “Sarah Palin, rightly beloved by nearly all conservatives for her honesty, her advocacy, and her spunk, will figure into any list of candidates.”
Right now, Palin looks stilted and scripted when she appears in public, probably because she’s been to so many book signings and appeared on so many talk shows. I think she’s trying to get through the next year or so of interviews without giving the liberal press too much new material with which to attack her.
That said, there’s no question in my mind that she would surround herself with principled conservatives if elected president and that the U.S. would be in far better hands than it is now. Principles count, and hers align with mine, probably more so than with any other candidate right now. Certainly more so than a Romney, McCain or even Thompson.
(And then there’s the fun we would have watching the left deal with the Republican Party voting in the first female President.)
Nope. I campaigned for Fred Thompson. Sent him money and made calls from home. I was a lot more enthussiastic about a President Fred Thompson then Fred Thompson was! I have come to the reluctant conclusion that Fred never intended to win the nomination he was in only as a stalking horse for John McCain. He and Huckabee played their parts well. They split the conservative vote so the RINOS had the race to themselves. Won’t fall for that again.
If that happens, don't bellyache when that candidate doesn't govern like you believe a "conservative" should. That candidate didn't compromise: you did!!!
Plus with her on the bottom, we could run the table for the next 16 years.
He won’t run; he doesn’t want the job; he’s too smart and he knows the truth. The truth is that regardless of who sits in the oval office, they are only a mere puppet to the powers that be behind the scenes and the script will be played out regardless.
Good call Hand.
Like another poster I also worry about his closeness to McCain. You lay down with dogs, you get up with fleas.
Fred’s a great guy... but he got buried last time around in the primaries, what makes you think he would do better the 2nd time around?
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I like Fred and was disappointed he didn’t run last time around.
His friendship with that monster John McCain may have been the reason.
As for now, he’s too old.
We lost the youth vote to the Obamamessiah. We need someone more youthful in appearance.
I think Thompson (actually, both Fred and Jeri) is probably going to wind up being a key player on Palin’s team. I think they’re going to be power-brokers this time around, not running Fred himself for the office.
TOO OLD!!! TOO TIRED!!!!!.
His voice puts me to sleep.
Check out Jim DeMint. He’s GREAT!!!
My money is on the beauty pageant winner. Winning the presidency will seem like a cakewalk compared to those competitions. Sarah Palin knows how to play to win. I mean, she beat a Republican incumbent governor in the primary.
DeMint 2012.
Because Romney wants us to have a bunch of conservatives trying to get the nomination so he can split the conservative vote and win with 30% of the electorate. If he gets all the RINO vote and the crossover votes in the states with open primaries, we'll again be in another "Hold your nose" election where we get to pick between two liberals.
We conservatives need to get our collective act together and pick ONE good conservative to represent us.
Mike Pence, too.
Two words:
Paul Ryan.
The dems would have an absolute cow.
Those could be the right two words. I could live with it.
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