Posted on 10/08/2007 11:55:03 AM PDT by seanmerc
Sen. Fred Thompson announced today the members of his National Campaign Leadership Team: Sen. Howard H. Baker will serve as honorary chairman of his presidential campaign and Sen. Spencer Abraham, Sen. George Allen, and Elizabeth Cheney will serve as campaign co-chairs.
"Howard Baker is my longtime mentor, advisor, and close friend, and I am very grateful that he will serve as honorary chairman of my campaign," said Sen. Fred Thompson. "I am also very pleased to announce that former Senators Abraham and Allen, as well as Liz Cheney, will serve as co-chairs of my national leadership team." Sen. Fred Thompson added: "These distinguished individuals bring wise counsel and invaluable experience to my campaign leadership team, and they will play a critical role in helping spread my consistent conservative message across America."
Sen. Howard H. Baker, a longtime political mentor of Sen. Thompson, brings a lifetime of distinguished public service as the campaign's honorary chairman. His long career as a public servant began in 1966, when Baker became the first Republican popularly elected to the U.S. Senate from Tennessee. In addition to gaining national recognition as vice-chairman of the Senate Watergate Committee in 1973, Baker served two terms as Senate Minority Leader and concluded his Senate career in 1985 after two terms as Majority Leader. He served as President Reagan's Chief of Staff from February 1987 to July 1988. In 1984, Baker was honored with the President ial Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian award. President George W. Bush appointed Senator Baker to serve as the 26th U.S. Ambassador to Japan in 2001. Baker currently serves as senior counsel to the law firm of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz.
Sen. Spencer Abraham will serve as a co-chair of the Thompson campaign. Abraham most recently served the nation as Secretary of Energy during President George W. Bush's first term in office. Prior to that, Sen. Abraham served as an effective and highly productive U.S. Senator from Michigan from 1995 to 2001. Before his election to the U.S. Senate, Abraham served as co-chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) from 1991 to 1993 and he served as chairman of the Michigan Republican Party from 1983 to 1990. A native of East Lansing, Michigan, Abraham holds a law degree from Harvard University, where he co-founded the Federalist S ociety.
Sen. George Allen, who will also serve as a co-chair of the Thompson campaign, brings a long career of public service, serving as the Governor of Virginia, in both houses of the United States Congress and as a Delegate holding Thomas Jefferson's seat in the Virginia General Assembly. Sworn in as Governor in 1994 George Allen brought sweeping reform that made Virginia a national model in economic development, public safety, education accountability, and creative government. Elected to the U.S. Senate in 2000, Allen continued advocating policies to make America and Virginia a leader in innovation and technology and in 2001 he was appointed chairman of the Senate High Tech Task Force. In 200 2, Allen was unanimously elected a member of the Senate Republican Leadership as chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee. Under his leadership, Republicans gained four seats in the Senate and expanded the Republican majority.
Liz Cheney will bring valuable political and foreign policy experience as a co-chair of the Thompson campaign. As an attorney and specialist in the area of U.S. Middle East policy, Ms. Cheney most recently served as the second-ranking State Department official responsible for American policy in the Middle East as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs. Prior to that, she served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs. In addition to practicing law at White & Case LLP in the area of international project finance where she served on assignment with the International Finance Corporation, Ms. Cheney also worked for the Department of St ate and at the Agency for International Development from 1989 to 1993. During the 2000 and 2004 presidential campaigns, Ms. Cheney managed vice presidential debate preparation and served as a valuable surrogate for the Bush-Cheney campaign.
I cannot express how MUCH this upsets me.
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Sen. Spencer Abraham will serve as a co-chair of the Thompson campaign. Abraham most recently served the nation as Secretary of Energy during President George W. Bush’s first term in office. Prior to that, Sen. Abraham served as an effective and highly productive U.S. Senator from Michigan from 1995 to 2001. Before his election to the U.S. Senate, Abraham served as co-chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) from 1991 to 1993 and he served as chairman of the Michigan Republican Party from 1983 to 1990. A native of East Lansing, Michigan, Abraham holds a law degree from Harvard University, where he co-founded the Federalist S ociety.
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This is bad news for Guiliani.
Baker is a power mind. (even if he has a blind spot on the Wahabis)
This is also on the day the “log” cabins launch a commercial praising Romney for his anti-gun, pro-abortion, pro-homosexual (anti-christian) stances. playing on FNC allll day todday.
With the exception of Mrs. Cheney this group is less than impressive.
We may now see upon whom the anointment for intellectual successor to the Bush Administration falls. Even though the inner circle of the George W. Bush coterie is appearing to “stay out” of overt politics in support of any probable nominee for the Republican candidate for the US Presidency, some of their strategy for 2009 and beyond is becoming apparent. No such high-level assistance has come to any of the other candidates, and in fact, some slight discouragement may already be applied.
Look for Fred Thompson, seemingly laid back as he is, to get lifted to the forefront, slowly to be sure, but with a growing air of inevitability.
“With the exception of Mrs. Cheney this group is less than impressive.”
It may even be less impressive than you thought. That’s Liz, not Lynne Cheney.
“Look for Fred Thompson, seemingly laid back as he is, to get lifted to the forefront, slowly to be sure, but with a growing air of inevitability.”
Ah yes, just like Bob Dole. God help us!
Ah yes, now the Cheneys are on board. Are there any Bush people who are not in the Thompson camp? Would all the Bush insiders be getting behind Thompson if they weren’t certain that Thompson would continue with the disastrous Bush legacy?
Ah yes, now the Cheneys are on board. Are there any Bush people who are not in the Thompson camp? Would all the Bush insiders be getting behind Thompson if they weren’t certain that Thompson would continue with the disastrous Bush legacy?
I would vote for most of the candidates who attended the values voter’s debate. But definitely not Ron Paul. If I could pick from absolutely anybody, I would like to see a Roy Moore/J.C. Watts ticket. Or maybe a General Pace/Michael Steele ticket. Something like that.
Still I could vote for him.
I would love a pre-2004 Sam Brownback (somewhere around there before he became a compassionate conservative).
Hey, just trying to be helpful. I’ve done that several times, and finally, someone clued me in to FR etiquette. The second poster should ping the admin and ask to have it deleted or locked in favor of the first poster, IF the admin felt it was necessary.
peace.
well i suppose in a perfect world we could put together our dream ticket, but we don’t live in one, do we?
i would prefer to see Gen. Pace as the republican candidate for senate, in VA, against Mark Warner, actually.
Thanks for posting this, I didn’t see it elsewhere and wouldn’t have known about it. I’ll keep my thoughts about the thread police hall monitors to myself.
Glad to see Liz Cheney involved! This looks like a group of folks who are plugged in to great fundraising and national campaign resources.
Every time I hear Howard Baker’s name it reminds me of a job I worked for a couple of weeks repairing a dam on an exclusive mountain estate in Cashier’s NC in the mid 80’s. This old retired couple wanted it repaired so they could hear the water splashing over it from their bedroom. Every day the woman would ask us when we were going to be finished because she was having a big party on an upcoming weekend and then would go though, over and over again, the entire guest list of the who’s who that were coming, always ending with, “and Howard Baker is coming do you know who he is”?
Alright Allen! Be a good VP pick as well.
Last winter we had someone posting with Nancy Lynne Cheney frname. That was just too weird. I didn’t even investigate it.
Allen couldn’t even hang on to his own senate seat. No way do you want the Macaca moment played again ad nauseum for the whole of next year. Allen is a liability, not an asset, and will probably never run for public office again.
Allen as VP would be dynomite!
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