We nominate at our own peril someone whose only executive experience and achievement is playing a president onstage.
In this age of clintonian surreality, we must resist the temptation of reversing the premise of reality TV to create an even more absurd product.
That said, Thompson is no conservative. He voted to eviscerate the First Amendment (which isn’t ‘First’ for nothing) just when we need it most-at election time. He is also part of the entrenched power in DC.
We will not solve our problems unless and until we purge DC of the professional pols and replace them with citizen politicians, people of exceptional caliber who will lend their expertise for a term or two and then return to their day jobs.
... In the meantime, to protect the children—ALL the children—we must make certain the clintons do not retake the White House.
RIIIIIIIGHT!
Instead of Fred Dalton Thompson, we should (?????) elect the cross-dressing, babykiller supporting, gungrabbing, lavender canoodling supporting former mayor of New York??? I don't think so. Based upon your post, Wendell Willke must have been a really great candidate in 1940, Ross Perot in 1992, Alf Landon (daddy of abortion-loving Nancy Landon Kassebaum) and their liberal ilk would have made great presidents too! Each had "executive experience" unlike George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln (gag me but for other reasons), and others.
You keep on repeating a mantra about children born and unborn but provide no substance to the suggestion that you or your candidate support the unborn. That Rudy yaddayaddas about "strict constructionists" proves nothing. Whatever reason would Rudy have to lie??? Warmed-over Rockefellerist hysterics about the need to nominate issue surrender monkeys does not prevail.
On the contrary, Fred fought the entrenched DC powers when he was in the Senate. You may have heard about the several times that he cast the lone dissenting vote in 99-1 Senate votes because he thought the subject matter should be left to the states (e.g., the national .08 DUI limit). Here are some other examples:
- While in the Senate, he waged total war against government waste and fraud.
From Citizens Against Government Waste:
CAGW PRAISES THOMPSON REPORT ON FEDERAL MISMANAGEMENT
Key excerpt: "Once again, Chairman Thompson deserves great credit for exposing the pervasive problems in the federal government," CAGW President Tom Schatz said. "As CAGW has documented repeatedly, many federal agencies and programs are duplicative, unaccountable, nontransparent, get poor results, lose money, are mismanaged, and outdated. These problems have persisted for decades, and as this report indicates, are growing worse and require rapid action."
http://www.cagw.org/site/PageServer?pagename=news_NewsRelease_06052001b
-He also ferreted out and brought to light federal abuses of power:
KEEPING BIG BROTHER FROM WATCHING YOU: PRIVACY IN THE INTERNET AGE
Key excerpt: This report brings to light one of Orwell's worst fears--not only are government agencies sharing private, personal information about individual citizens and failing to inform them, but they are also overstepping checks and balances designed to prevent such abuses from occurring. Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Fred Thompson (R-Tenn.) emphasized that the government was technologically challenged when he said that "the Administration is not enforcing the laws that Congress passed" and that the federal government's underlying infrastructure is "riddled with vulnerabilities which represent severe security flaws and risks to our national security, public safety, and personal privacy."
- He doggedly held the line on taxes; as one example, he was one of only 36 congress members and only 9 senators to receive the coveted "Taxpayers' Friend" award from the National Taxpayers Union:
CITIZEN GROUP SALUTES "TAXPAYERS' FRIENDS" IN CONGRESS: JUST 36 LAWMAKERS RECEIVE AWARDS FOR SCORES ON NTU's 2002 RATING
Key excerpt: “Not all Members of Congress fought day in and day out during 2002 for the principle of limited government that is the cornerstone of our country’s greatness,” said NTU President John Berthoud. “Fortunately, at least 36 allies in Congress demonstrated an unwavering commitment to taxpayers. We are proud to honor this fiscal ‘coalition of the willing.’”
http://www.ntu.org/main/press_release.php?PressID=113&org_name=NTU
- He has been a tireless champion of federalism/states' rights:
THOMPSON EARNS "RESTORING THE BALANCE" AWARD FROM NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE LEGISLATURES
Key excerpt: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Fred Thompson (R-TN), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, has been selected to receive the 2000 "Restoring the Balance Award," presented by the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL). The award, given annually to national policymakers committed to federalism and its impact on issues involving state legislators, was presented to Thompson last night at the NCSL’s Leader to Leader Dinner in Washington.
-snip of complimentary quote about Fred just for brevity's sake-
Thompson's dedication to the principles of federalism and sound government policy has resulted in the Committee’s advancement of the Federalism Accountability Act, and Senate passage of the Regulatory Right to Know Act, the Federal Financial Information Assistance Management Improvement Act, the Truth in Regulating Act, and revision of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act.
http://hsgac.senate.gov/030201_thompson_press.htm
Fred was even responsible for one of the only positive things in McCain-Feingold -- he successfully fought McCain and most democrats for an amendment to substantially raise the individual hard money limits and index the limits to inflation. Here is the link to the votes where McCain and friends tried unsuccessfully to table/kill Thompson's amendment:
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=107&session=1&vote=00053
This list is by no means comprehensive. He is also steeped in foreign policy experience, is tough and has the right philosophy about our fight against Islamofascists.
So in 1860 you would have backed Fernando Wood over Lincoln?