To: STARWISE
I see a couple of issues that I have with Thompson.
He voted for McCain Feingold and restricting "issue ads". He voted for the HUGE socialist Medicare prescription drug benefit (who didn't vote for that junk?). He may be weak on immigration. He supports affirmative action. He is somewhat pro-amnesty.
The VoteMatch quiz rates him as a slightly - very slightly - right of center Moderate.
Not sure how excited I can get about another moderate entering the race. At least he's not nearly as liberal as Giuliani and Romney and not off his freakin' rocker like McCain. I probably won't be interested in supporting him in the Primary, but it doesn't look like he's any worse than President Bush - maybe even a sliver more conservative - and I could be convinced to vote for him in the General Election. I don't see any absolute show stoppers although the McCain Feingold thing gives me some pause.
137 posted on
03/02/2007 3:31:02 PM PST by
Spiff
(Rudy Giuliani Quote (NY Post, 1996) "Most of Clinton's policies are very similar to most of mine.")
To: Spiff
OMG .. You have a Chart on Fred too???
148 posted on
03/02/2007 3:32:53 PM PST by
Mo1
( http://www.gohunter08.com)
To: Spiff
You have spammed yourself into irrelevance.
165 posted on
03/02/2007 3:34:28 PM PST by
Howlin
(Honk if you like Fred Thompson!!!)
To: Spiff
At least it's just CFR, as opposed to that and a host of other issues. I could enthusiastically support Thompson. I don't know that he's had time to comment on the present-day immigration issues we're facing, so we'd have to wait and see on that one.
To: Spiff
A Hunter-Thompson ticket would suit me. Beats the hell out of rudy mcpain.
175 posted on
03/02/2007 3:35:26 PM PST by
processing please hold
(Duncan Hunter '08) (ROP and Open Borders-a terrorist marriage and hell's coming with them)
To: Spiff
Did you support Bush in 04?
Because he signed that McCain Feingold bill, and pushed the drug benefit.
If Fred is more conservative than Bush on the border, I'm in.
Fred would be so much better than the three RINO's who seem to think that one of them is the inevitable nominee.
201 posted on
03/02/2007 3:38:12 PM PST by
JRochelle
(SuperBowl MVP Peyton Manning is a Republican!)
To: Spiff
Well, I see what you're saying, and I'm not going to start pushing him as the best choice for the GOP, but...he is so much better than the three MSM candidates, that I could happily vote for him in the general election if he should be nominated.
223 posted on
03/02/2007 3:41:09 PM PST by
B Knotts
(Newt '08! FReepmail me to get on the Newt '08 Ping List)
To: Spiff
And from the "On the issues" page, he looked pretty good on social issues.
228 posted on
03/02/2007 3:42:01 PM PST by
B Knotts
(Newt '08! FReepmail me to get on the Newt '08 Ping List)
To: Spiff
Sheesh Spiff, you do realize that you're not changing any minds with your spamming? You're only annoying people.
242 posted on
03/02/2007 3:43:36 PM PST by
Jean S
To: Spiff
...and not off his freakin' rocker like McCain Quote of the Day ®
McCain is psychotic
720 posted on
03/02/2007 6:17:05 PM PST by
tomkat
To: Spiff
I don't see any absolute show stoppers although the McCain Feingold thing gives me some pause. Yep, when I see candidates who voted for McCain Feingold it does give me pause. That would include Duncan Hunter.
770 posted on
03/02/2007 8:00:16 PM PST by
FreeReign
(Still looking for the best conservative candidate.)
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