[BillyBoy]

I never said YOU personally kicked Tommy Thompson. I said many on FR enjoyed kicking Tommy Thompson when he was down and gloating when he exited the race. And that fact remains.

With Tommy out of the race, I'm afraid the only candidates left who can point to a truly steller conservative record AND have a base in a state that won't automatically go GOP are Tancredo and Hunter... both of whom are extremely unlikely to ever win the GOP nomination. :-(

Everytime we hear about "the next Reagan", I'm more convinced than ever that Ronald Reagan was the best President we'll see in my lifetime. A man like him comes around only once in a generation.

[fieldmarshaldj]

It’s Fred’s generation now. We need to accept it and help him win. Bellyaching about a failed bid of a lackluster candidate won’t help the cause.