Posted on 02/08/2008 6:12:07 PM PST by NormsRevenge
Did you even read what Thompson said? He said this was no longer about past grievances - it was about our party and defeating the liberals. I’m not ashamed of Fred. At least he didn’t suck up to McCain immediately like Rooty did.
“The reason it isn’t a big deal is that it’s not a surprise when a republican endorses the republican nominee.”
Exactly. McCain is the only Republican left. It’s unfortunate, but it’s a fact. I obviously wish Fred was the nominee, as he is infinitely better than McCain, but it’s over. I anticipated Fred would endorse the Republican candidate over the Democrat. He didn’t endorse when it appeared Romney could still have a chance at it, he waited until McCain was the obvious nominee. It does not change my respect for Fred and what he stood for.
Bashing Hunter for endorsing Huckabee is just as silly as bashing Fred Thompson for endorsing McCain. What else was either supposed to do?
It’s “nonsense” for a member of a political party to support that party’s nominee?
maybe not but i don’t take being called a racist lightly. i won’t vote for him.
Hunter? Please....he never was a contender.
“Yeah. and my wife is the president of Jupiter.”
I bet her election wasn’t as messed us as this one has been.
Stand by their principles and keep quiet?
Neither is John McCain but try convincing the party lapdogs of that.
“We’re watching the death of government of, by, and for the people.
A more manipulated, contrived election I have never seen.”
I wish I could argue with you about that!
Maybe they remembered what Duncan Hunter said in your tag line, and decided against throwing the election to Hillary out of spite.
By the way, I fully expect Duncan Hunter to endorse John McCain once Huckabee withdraws or fails to win the nomination.
I don’t know, I think he can compete quite well for the illegal vote.. lol
Why should the illegals vote for McCain when they can vote for Hillary or Obama?
He’s a “straight talker”, yaknow.. even illegals would prefer not being conned which is the dems primary MO.
So much for my brilliant plan for hail mary, eh?
I can’t tell you how disappointed I am that McCain is going to get the republican nomination. His principles are way out of touch with true conservative ideals. His stance on immigration alone borders on being criminal.
I liken those that blindly support the republican party to the frog that will not get out of the slowly simmering pan of water. In the end the frog dies and the republican backers lose any semblance of what their party was meant to stand for.
I switched to being an independent when the republican party left me a few years ago. I was actually going to vote for Romney if he won the republican nomination. There is no way that myself or a number of people I know are going to vote for McCain.
McCain reaches out to conservatives with his idiotic claim that we would be better off with him rather than Hillary or Barak. What that means is that on the top six issues Hillary is wrong on all six while McCain is “only” wrong on five.
“If this is the entire statement it’s not a very strong endorsement. Sounds more like recognition of the inevitable.
I still won’t vote for McCain. I’m voting for Fred.”
I hope you are talking about voting for Fred in your primary. I also hope everyone who has not voted in their primary race will at least vote! This FredHead voted for Romney after Fred left the race, and I will vote for whomever the Republican nominee happens to be. Looks like it will be McCAin, so having to hold my nose I will still vote against the DEMS!
“At least he waited until McCain’s nomination was a fait acompli.”
Agree. It’s more of a compliment to Romney and a slap to Huck, than an endorsment of McCain. At least that’s the way I read the timing of it.
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