[backhoe]

Excuse the cut and paste-- I recently cobbled this together:

Fred is the only one I give enough of a damn about to vote for. And walk the streets for. Make of this what you will. I'm not going to argue with people around here, but until he popped up, I had decided to stay home election day 2008.

Yes, all the others were that bad, in my sight. Gawd-awful...

Here's a sampling of Fred- enough for everyone to make up their own minds:

▲ Click to see where he stands on the issues. ▲

Fredipedia: The Definitive Fred Thompson Reference

FredÂ’s position statements on ABC Radio:

http://abcradio.com/Blog.asp?id=15663&m=5&y=2007

How Fred ThompsonÂ’s Senate Record Stacks Up

Here's the table that shows the ratings that Thompson earned from various interest groups.

Fred Thompson's Ratings
Conservative Organizations:

• American Conservative Union: ~88
• Americans for Tax Reform: 90
• National Taxpayers Union: 84 (rated 7th best)
• National Right to Life: 77 (scored reduced due to vote for CFR)
• Eagle Forum: 75
• Conservative Index: 80
• Christian Coalition: ~85
• Family Research Council: 100
• Citizens Against Government Waste: 90
• Military Officers Association of America: 100
• NRA: "Staunch supporter of the Second Amendment"

Liberal Organizations:

• Planned Parenthood rating: 0
• NARAL Pro-Choice America rating: 0
• ACLU: 14
• NAACP: ~18
• LULAC: ~20
• Human Rights Campaign: 14
• NEA: ~10 (received a 0 in 2000)
• NOW: 0
• Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence: 13
• AFL-CIO: 0
• SEIU: 0
• American Federation of Teachers: 0

Sources: Project Vote Smart and Various Internet Sources
A tilde represents an average made of scores available.
This is a work in progress. Your mileage may vary.

table hattip:Spiff

[starbase]

I like that slightly-pissed-off look on his face. We need that now. I read one place he would position himself as a candidate that "is an adult, with a firm grip on the rudder", or something like that.

After nearly 20 years of boy Clinton, privileged Bush, and his read-my-lips self serving father, an adult is EXACTLY what we are in desperate need of in the Oval Office today. (and a slightly pissed off adult, would be perfect)

[ghostrider]

I'm not going to argue with people around here, but until he popped up, I had decided to stay home election day 2008.

Hear! Hear! McCain is a third generation military elite. Third generation elites are often not representative of your average American. Rudy is definitely liberal. Romney? Well, he was elected in Massachusetts - enough said. Fred may be the man most able to salvage the tattered wreckage of our sovereign nation. Time will tell.