Fred and his wife Jeri are supposed to be friends of Sarah - and when she was disparaged in this interview ol' Fred couldn't even make the slightest effort to defend Sarah, but instead he passively agreed and gave praise and support to ol' Newt who these days couldn't get elected to be a night watchman at Macy's. Newt's GOP influence notwithstanding, he is a relic of the past whose personal mistakes and indiscretions eclipse his duly noted wisdom and genius as an old GOP mover and shaker. As some may say, it is better to be a “has been than a never was”, but my beef isn't with Newt's asskisser man but rather with ol' Fred.
It just goes to show you that Fred was always soft where it matters and doesn't have the fortitude to fight for what is right or to defend a conservative friend.
Speaking of ol' Fred being soft.... I wonder, how does his wife put up with him at night?
“It just goes to show you that Fred was always soft where it matters and doesn’t have the fortitude to fight for what is right or to defend a conservative friend.
Speaking of ol’ Fred being soft.... I wonder, how does his wife put up with him at night?”
LOL, Victoria. That one’s gonna leave mark.
As much as I wanted him to be, Fred was never as conservative as advertised. He was not a Reaganite but a Howard Baker protege. He was tougher than Baker but never as tough as Reagan, certainly not as tough as Palin (or even Jeri, but I think you covered that base above. LOL).
And he spent most of his career in or around Washington, except for his movie career. He was too “Establishment” to take the kinds of measures that are necessary today. And, most importantly, he was too lazy even to run for President hard. I don’t think he would have had the stomach for a real fight. In fact, if he just chuckles while a pansy like Rich Galen smears a conservative constitutionalist whom he should always defend (even if he doesn’t support her), then he certainly wouldn’t be able to mix it up with Schumer or Reid or Waxman who are playing hard ball 24/7.
We will have the right nominee in 2012, Galen and Fred to the contrary notwithstanding. She can take care of herself, but there will be plenty of us out here watching her back as well.