I love Fred.
In fact, I'm almost tempted to support Fred Thompson just because I would LOVE TO HAVE a US President named "Fred".
Would be the first Fred, would it not.
It is so American.
But alas, I truly believe Fred is too long of tooth, is too curmudgeon-ee (despite his Hollywood thing), and unfortunately, is suffering from that ailment which I cannot remember the name of at this exact moment.
Same goes for McCain, who at 73, suffers from various things -- not to mention a loose screw.
Guliani is young enough, but he would split the GOP wiiiiiiide open, thereby handing the world to sHrillery.
Which leaves Mitt Romney, who has virility, a quick witted intellect, a great campaign staff and structure, great business saavy, and a big campaign warchest.
Plus, Mitt Romney is attracting more and more support, this weekend in particular from the Values Voters evangelical crowd, which I hope seals the deal.
Sure a smaller and smaller percentage of Mormon haters will try and puff up their own numbers to make it look like an anti-Romney tidal wave.
But in the end, that's what it is ... puffery.
Romney is the most conservative and more important, ELECTIBLE, candidate the GOP has for '08.
“Romney is the most conservative and more important, ELECTIBLE, candidate the GOP has for ‘08.”
Romney is the most conservative candidate... to ever come out of Massachusetts.
Romney is a slick politician who will say anything to get elected. I love how his recent campaign ads talk about how this is a time where we should embrace conservative principles, not compromise them. His ‘94 and ‘02 campaigns sure didn’t seem to line up with that notion...
But back to Fred, he’s a far better choice for the GOP base. He’s had a clear political record of support for pro-life, conservative causes and is a relatively well-know and likeable public figure. It’s a testament to one’s electability, when I’ve seen plenty of disaffected moderates say to me they like Fred and would support him.
This is what the GOP needs if we have any chance at beating Billary... an authentic and approachable conservative that can appease the base fully, but also appeal to the middle.