In any case....
As many people know, as of right now I am supporting the only “Thompson” who’s actually IN the race, Governor TOMMY Thompson. He is just as conservative as Fred, if not more so, and probably much more electable in the general election. Tommy said it best himself in the debate:
“I’m the reliable conservative. I vetoed 1,900 things; I reduced taxes by 16-and-a-half billion dollars. I’m from Wisconsin, a blue state, and I won four consecutive times.I still have a very high popularity appeal, and I’m the one that started welfare reform, reduced welfare caseload in the United States, in the state of Wisconsin, by 93 percent. And I believe that kind of a record will attract Democrats and independents if you stand up and start talking on principles and ideas. Where I think the Republican party lost its way is, we went to Washington to change Washington. Washington changed us. We forgot to be coming up with new ideas, big ideas like Ronald Reagan. Ronald Reagan had an optimism and a belief that America could be stronger and better tomorrow than it is today, and he instilled that and inculcated that in every American. That’s what we have to do as a party again.”
And as FReeper Phil Collins noted:
“I agree that too many people, on FR, support Rudy and Fred and that not enough support Tommy Thompson, the candidate for whom I’ll volunteer. While he was gov., he proved that he’s pro-tax cuts, pro-welfare cuts, pro-life, pro-capital punishment, anti-gay marriage, and pro-gun rights. He says that he wants to deport as many illegal aliens as possible, as quickly as possible. Two of the last three republican presidents were governors, as well as four out of the five last U.S. presidents, and Thompson was a governor almost as long as Romney and Huckabee, combined. He’s also the only former cabinet member who’s running.”
And make no mistake about it being a blue state, here’s the kind of political environment conservatives face in Wisconsin:
GOVERNOR: Jim Doyle (D)
LT. GOVERNOR: Barbara Lawton (D)
SECRETARY OF STATE: Doug LaFollette (D)
STATE TREASURER: Dawn Marie Sass (D)
STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION: Elizabeth “Libby” Burmaster (D)
U.S. SENATORS: Herb Kohl (D), Russ Feingold (D)
U.S. CONGRESS: 5D, 3R
It must really tick off the Ahnuld/Rudy backers (I have yet to meet someone on FR who is pro-Rudy but not pro-Arnold) seeing good, PRINCIPLED unapologetic conservatives like Tommy Thompson, Mike Huckabee, and Duncan Hunter run and WIN in blue states. Having such people elected to office goes against their entire theory why we “need” to run RINOs, so they simply ignore them.
I urge all of you to learn more about Thompson’s background and positions and consider him for President. Find out more here:
TOMMY THOMPSON OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN SITE:
http://www.tommy2008.com/Home.aspx
TOMMY THOMPSON’S MYSPACE:
http://www.myspace.com/tommythompson08
WIKIPEDIA PROFILE OF TOMMY THOMPSON:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Thompson
WASHINGTON POST PROFILE OF TOMMY THOMPSON:
http://projects.washingtonpost.com/2008-presidential-candidates/tommy-thompson/
TOMMY THOMPSON ON THE ISSUES:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1821821/posts
I liked Thompson in the debate. He didn’t really do enough to stand out in that large crowd, and given the quick format, but I look forward to hearing more. Thanks for all the links.
God bless you!!!
Where were you during the cull?
Thank you BillyBoy. I’m not adding Rudy. The information on Thompson for review and discussion is exactly why I created this thread. I’m updating links under Tommy Thompson’s name in the header and will send off an update request this afternoon.