I must have missed the "discourse." I think Fred uses federalism as the lazy man's out. No sense being up to speed on anything. It's all up to the states! All he has to do is cut ribbons and tell jokes. What a great country!
The Founders invented federalism in the USA.
You got a problem with Fred promoting federalism, take it up with Madison, Hamilton and Jay.
Btw, Reagan was a big supporter of federalism too.
President Reagan`s Executive Order #12612: Federalism: October 26, 1987:
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America, and in order to restore the division of governmental responsibilities between the national government and the States that was intended by the Framers of the Constitution and to ensure that the principles of federalism established by the Framers guide the Executive departments and agencies in the formulation and implementation of policies, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Sec. 2.:
(a) Federalism is rooted in the knowledge that our political liberties are best assured by limiting the size and scope of the national government.
I am getting a little tired of his Federalism excuse, I really don’t find it inspiring, plus I notice he uses it whenever he has an opinion that I disagree with. We did have a civil war, I believe that everyone has agreed that this is the United States of America. Fred acts as if the Federal Government is a 4 letter word, well if that’s the case, then why does he want to be President of the United States? He should go home and run for Governor instead.
Yes, states vote to ratify Constitutional Amendments, presidents do not...
“I think Fred uses federalism as the lazy man’s out. No sense being up to speed on anything. It’s all up to the states!”
It used to be that people had read the Constitution with enough comprehension to understand that it isn’t the President’s role to be micromanaging the country like a petty dictator. The president’s role SHOULD be simple, command the armies and veto all the crackpot legislation. You are looking for a Clintonian hyper-presidency, an absolute disaster to liberty.
You’re right.
I’m not voting for Fred because he’s too simple and lazy. Instead I’m voting for the northeastern liberal.
Yup. That’s the ticket.
“Huck” must be short for Huckabee.
Gov. Huckabee...you can’t compete with Fred. Give it up.
*sigh* Reagan paraphrase: "We conservatives have simple solutions to complex problems. They are not easy solutions, but they are simple."
Consistency is simple but often mistaken for "easy." This isn't so much an argument for Thompson as it is an argument against shallow appraisal of conservatism, as many are appraising Romney, Giuliani, etc.
And there's an old pie-bakers' saying: "The lazy cook makes the best crust." It is absolutely true. Do you know why it's true? Because the so-called "lazy" cook is smart enough not to screw with something best kept simple. The "lazy" argument is self-serving at best. What some people call "lazy" is in truth, simple and smart.