I do want a good, proven, exceptional man.
General Pace is not running.
Fred is making McCain look good.
Fred Thompson has this persona of being some tough guy from his role on L.A. Law, but the tough guy does not carry thru to his real personaltiy.
There are unfortunately a shortage of those among viable candidates.
I think Fred is a good man and an exceptional man. However, he isn't a solidly proven, career politician. If elected, he would have a rough start in office even more than Bush did. In some ways Fred is more polished than Bush was, however he has made some bad mistakes despite good intentions in the past, and it is reasonable that he could fall victim to bad advice in office as well.
However, I think Rudy is far worse. He is proven, and exceptional, but he is not a good man. He put on a good shot of rallying support after 9/11. However, his history before and after that is not conservative, nor does it show respect for the constitution or the rule of law.
Romney is a charismatic, but he seems to be telling people what they want to hear rather than speaking from conviction.
So do we want a candidate who were are pretty sure won't respect our rights or work to constrain government, or do we want a candidate who is conservative, but has made mistakes in the past and appears to have been manipulated due to lack of experience in dealing with Washington politics in the past?
I'd rather go with the good, conservative man, and hope that he has learned from his mistakes.
“I do want a good, proven, exceptional man.”
Like who?