I prefer more decisive candidates. This “will he or won’t he” thing is too show business for me.
I am stongly in Fred’s camp and prepared to cast my vote in 2009 when he can make up his mind like the girl he is.
In the mean time, he is doing well in the polls while other candidates are spending their donor's money as fast as they can get it and still can't get traction.
Personally, I like the idea that he isn't caving in to media pressure to do what they want him to do when they think he should. I don't know who I'd vote for, but he's on my short list. If he gets in, great! If not, there are several good candidates to choose from.
I find this far better than the 8-10 candidates who announced their campaign within 6 weeks of the 2006 elections. Those are the people who scare me... the ones that crave power so badly that their whole careers are built around the campaign.
For me, it’s not the fact that he hasn’t gotten in the race, it’s the drama around when he’ll announce he’s getting in...he’ll announce on such and such a date, no it’ll be this date, no that date...they need to announce a date and stick to it!
Yup. Whether it is showboating, indecisiveness or warped thinking, Fred and his political threads are really getting tiresome. You can easily get the idea ole Fred isn't ready for political prime time. I used to think Fred should "fish or cut bait." Now I just think, "Shut up, go away and don't come back until you're ready."
I think you’re missing the point of what Thompson is doing. By not declaring—and getting ensnarled in these uselessly ridiculous “debates”, Fred can control and frame the messages he wants to get out. The MSM is angry because they can’t filter, subvert or otherwise pervert his message. Most of us understand Thompson is in the race. Only the media seems entranced by the “will he or won’t he” story angle. And the way Thompson is managing himself it’s just about the only thing the MSM thinks it can get a hook into. Oh, and there is something out there about Thompson wearing—gasp—Gucci loafers. I applaud the media for being concerned about the man’s feet, but I would much rather they report what he thinks about the issues important to him. That should be the basis for electing a President of the United States.