[iowamark]

to prevent the conservative vote from coalescing around a conservative candidate so as to deny McCain the nomination.

Absurd. Fred Thompson was the only real conservative among the five serious candidates: McCain, Romney, Rudy, Huckster, and Fred. There were no conservative candidates besides Fred who could have beaten McCain. That is why conservatives begged Fred to run.

[Paperdoll]

None are so blind as those who refuse to see.

[Nuc1]

Absurd. Fred Thompson was the only real conservative among the five serious candidates: McCain, Romney, Rudy, Huckster, and Fred. There were no conservative candidates besides Fred who could have beaten McCain. That is why conservatives begged Fred to run.

Except for the absurd part I agree 100% with you. Fred could have easily beaten McCain. Recall, Fred was also a great friend of McCain. Fred's campaign efforts were beyond lack luster. They were awful. He finally "hit his stride" a short time before McCain locked up the nomination. Far too late to be effective. If Fred had campaigned hard from the git go he would have won the nomination and I believe the White House. H@ll, I would have voted for him. We were taken for a ride, simple as that.