[TheKidster]

It aint that Thompson is so exceptional, it is only that they dont like the options currently before them.

Don't you see that as a problem, not for any particular candidate but for the GOP as a whole?

I find this funny and ironic when you take into account that people are exercising MUCH MORE wishful thinking and completely ignoring reality whenthey speak of Rudy, McCain, and Romney as conservatives. Unless of course they don't want to see govt. growth curtailed, taxes lowered, the protections of political free speech and self defense/gun wonership respected. The only real difference between those 3 and the other side is the letter that appears after thier name in the papers. R instead of D, they might as well have voted for Joe Lieberman back in the day, he's pretty much the same as the "big three"

[Pukin Dog]

I would suggest you give ALL of the candidates another look, and don't use this forum for political education. You will NOT get the straight story here. Review each candidate on their own, from their web sites and elsewhere, and make your own decision. If you go by most of the junk posted here, you run the risk of an uniformed choice. I mean that about EVERY candidate, not just my own.