[Atlas Sneezed]

It is the repeat of the Bush bots.

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Bush wasn’t writing articulate and accessible essays on Federalism a year before the primaries.

Sorry, but just because your guy is losing doesn’t make Fred into Bush.

[Hostage]

Spot on.

Fred’s folksy southern charm masks his great intellect. He is indeed skilled at the art of articulation. Those that do not see it yet, will.

[rob777]

“Bush wasn’t writing articulate and accessible essays on Federalism a year before the primaries.”

You got that right, I find the comparison between Thompson and Bush to be utterly ridiculous. A year before the 2000 election Bush was pushing his “Compassionate Conservatism”. I was VERY wary of a Bush Presidency even then. I am quite excited about the prospect of a Thompson Presidency. Not only does he write coherently about federalism, but he was on the losing end of 99 - 1 votes in the U.S. Senate because he did not believe the federal government should be involved in the issue being voted on. For anyone who has been paying at least a little attention, there is absolutely no question about Fred’s commitment to limited government. After the GOP backing away form limited government conservatism starting in 1996 and two terms of big government conservatism led by Bush, a Thompson Presidency would be like cool fresh water to a person dying of thirst.