With Hunter and Thompson we have solid real conservatives. No need to settle with less... in other words RINOs.
I would vote for Thompson in the general election but only if Hunter is on the ticket.
Thats right. President Reagan isnt running for President again in 08. He was a great President and he urged us to move forward with conservative ideals that make America great. Im not going to get drawn into an argument about "would Reagn be elected today". He isnt running today, just like you said... Im voting for Thompson or Hunter in the Primaries.
Amen. Even Hunter and Thompson aren’t “ideologically pure”, but they are far and above the best candidates in the current GOP field...
Nobody’s perfect.
e.g.
Thompson signed up and hleped pass CFR, the anti-1st-amendment Campaign Finance Reform bill.
Nor is Thompson for FMA or human life amendment or other key items.
But Thompson is *overall* solid conservative. How so? Because on 80% of the real issues that come up, he falls on the conservative side.
The article’s point is pertinent to recalibrate some of the criticism. For example, Romney ha a pretty good record ad Governor, but fails some of the ‘litmus tests’ thrown at him; well, Reagan wouldn’t do so well either if judged by the same standard. Romney is running on a conservative platform. Yet he’s not cut the slack previous presidential candidates have in terms of prevous record and what he’s running on. Of all the candidates in the field, Romney has the leadership capabilities and unifying principles to be another Reagan. Some dont see the forest for the trees.
Reagan’s basic 1980 message though was a small Govt conservative message and someone like Huckabee completely fails in that. Hunter and Thompson succeed, and IMHO Romney overall does well there too.