I do. I think a lot of people are like me. They looked over the field pre-Thompson and didn't like any of the candidates much. Then the Thompson buzz started and he was kicking MM's ass on YouTube and writing good, sensible stuff at National Review and thumbing his nose at the Enemy Media and moderate R elites and we got excited.
But lately we found out he thinks federalism is a more important policy than protecting the right to life. And he wants to fix Social Security by destroying it. Even his immigration plans aren't really very good because he doesn't get to the heart of the matter.
And so it's natural that's he sliding.
Probably because federalism is a more sure way to stop abortions than trying to ram through a not-even-possible Constitutional amendment. If your complaint about FDT is that he isn't a pie-in-the-sky idiot, well, so be it.
And he wants to fix Social Security by destroying it.
Good on him. I want to do the same. I'd even be more "radical" than FDT on the issue. Pay out to the people what they've paid in, and then shut it down for good.
Even his immigration plans aren't really very good because he doesn't get to the heart of the matter.
How so? Because he didn't stand up and screech "Build a fence and keep them dirty Mescans out!"?