I am not one who thinks that Fred Thompson does not have problems. He voted for McCain/Feingold and voted aginst removing Bill Clinton from office. These two acts make me wary of Fred Thompson. Having said that, I know that both Giuliani and Romney are liberals so I could never vote for either of them. John McCain sponsored McCain/Feingold and helped lead the gang of 14 which effectively ended hopes of the Republican Senate using the so called nuclear option to clear judicial nominations from the threat of filibuster. I cannot support McCain as a result.
Fred Thompson has a good conservative voting record and a pleasant personality. He seems to understand the need to excite the base and to lead moderates into the conservative fold through persuasion. I can vote for Thompson and hope that I will have the opportunity to do so in November of 2008.
Well said . Thompson has had a couple of bumps , but he is the only top tier candidate that can beat Hillary with a Conservative message .
He does have a good Conservative voting record as you stated , which persuaded me as well. He is also keeping a solid Conservative message which is a definate plus .
I once supported Romney , but came to my senses .
Anyways , good to have you on board !
Thompson did NOT vote against removing Bill Clinton from office.
There were two counts. He did not feel that one was proven, but he voted to remove from office on the other count.
Here is his statement:
http://australianpolitics.com/usa/clinton/trial/statements/thompson.shtml