[davisfh]

He’s the guy I will vote for if he is on the ticket.

[magoo70804]

Has there been any very preliminary polling to see if he could beat Clinton?

[upchuck]

Funded by George Bush's money network, backed by veteran Bush-Cheney loyalists and boasting loads of name recognition, Thompson is expected to stride onstage in a strong second place.

Now that President Bush has, finally, been exposed as an elite globalist of the worst kind, all this chumminess is very bothersome.

Thoughts?

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

Okay this bothers me: "Instead, he co-chaired his pal John McCain's campaign and readied for his own 2002 Senate reelection."

If McCain ends up his VP I will cease believing he thinks McCain/Feingold was a mistake.

Overall I'm inclined to be enthusiastic about Thompson. I have issues with his abortion views, but as President (a federal position) his view covers all that we need it to cover. That's not the same thing as Guiliani who has a pro-choice record. I guess I do not know how Thompson would govern a city or state. But his voting record matches his statements and I think he would nominate the right kind of federal judges. His view of the role of the federal government is good with the glaring and important exception of being willing to let the federal government regulate political speech. I'm going to believe that he has repented of that position unless something new leads me to disbelieve him.

Choosing a solid social and fiscal conservative as VP would help a lot. I would especially be happy if he could choose a conservative black man for VP. That will really help with the inevitable race-baiting that will happen if Obama becomes part of the Dem ticket.

[napscoordinator]

He was in “No Way Out”? I saw that movie hundreds of times and don’t remember him. I guess I best watch it again.

[LonePalm]

Thanks for the posting. Have a bumper sticker.

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)