Fred Thompson quits; MAY POSITION HIMSELF FOR VP BID

The Examiner ^ | Jan 22, 2008 2:49 PM | Bill Sammon

[enough_idiocy]

Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson dropped out of the race Tuesday and, according to a top adviser, can now position himself as a vice presidential candidate.

[griswold3]

No no no no no no no!!!
Fred please don’t do it!!

[bankwalker]

Romney/Barbour 2008 a WINNING ticket

[Parley Baer]

The way things stand today I would love to see a Romney/Thompson ticket. I think Fred is very articulate in stating his case and would be a good influence on Mitt. That would keep the Reagan Revolution still simmering.

[steel_resolve]

If you could go a full day without your stupid endorsment predictions, I would be very suprised.

[TigersEye]

You’re welcome!

[riverdawg]

I don’t think Thompson wants to be anyone’s VP, and I don’t think any of the likely nominees would pick him. However, he would help Romney in the South and Midwest. Huckabee would, too, but Huckabee would bring more negatives than Thompson would in the rest of the country.

[RachelFaith]

You have misread my post. I am claiming that McCain and Thompson are ONE and the SAME evil.

[justrepublican]

Uncharted indeed, This leaves Ron Paul the only conservative on the list.

[riverdawg]

“... McCain and Thompson are ONE and the SAME evil.”

My vote for the Ridiculous Post of the Day.

[Servant of the Cross]

I second that emotion ...

[ravingnutter]

Fred Thompson told the Orange County Register in an interview, “A Republican, especially a conservative Republican – you’re going to have a large group of people you line up with on most votes. John and I certainly fit that category. But we have different views on some issues. We’ll have a good discussion about it. But John is my friend and will remain my friend, regardless of what we do.”

On the issues, Thompson parts company from McCain on the Bush tax cuts (which Thompson supported and McCain voted against), the patient’s bill of rights (a pet project of McCain’s which Fred opposed on federalist grounds), McCain-Feingold (which Fred originally supported, but now freely admits the limitations on political ads were wrong and should not have been included in the law) and the McCain-Kennedy immigration bill (which Fred opposes).

McCain also favors protecting sexual orientation by civil rights laws, which Fred Thompson opposes. McCain favors more federal funding for health coverage, which Fred opposes. Fred voted to preserve the budget for driiling in ANWR, while McCain voted to kill it. Finally, Thompson favors allowing churches to provide welfare services, which McCain opposes.

Over the years, Fred has become more conservative, while McCain has become decidedly less so.

[July 4th]

That’s what I’d take, and that’s my bet at the moment.

[JohnnyZ]

I’m touched! :)

[RachelFaith]

The ONLY people on the whole of the earth who cannot see that obvious reality are Here on FR... why? Cause they WANTED to see a conservative who “could win”. I hope to HELL that they vomit that “winning” lie out of their stomaches and we never consider “viability” again.

Principle only... electability... never!

[Fred]

The only one looking for a job is Galen.

[slouch-no-more]

I could live with a Romney-Thompson ticket.

[blondee123]

There is no viable candidate YET for our party, that is why the DIMS will win! I cannot believe how divided this race is & no one stands out & no one who can get the voters off their duffs to go vote republican!

4 More Years of the Hil/Billys

[riverdawg]

“Principle only ... electability ... never!”

That attitude got us 16 years of Democratic hell from 1964 to 1980. (Yes, I include the Nixon/Ford years, when the RATS in Congress ran roughshod over the Presidency.) Reagan was both principled and electable. We need both.