Posted on 11/05/2007 4:18:12 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
The way I see it, gun owners are Fred’s best bet for the nomination. Among the candidates seriously contending for the nomination, he alone is a friend to the 2nd Amendment.
Indeed. Rudy would flat out ban handguns if given the opportunity. I don’t know what Romney’s gun control stance is for today.
Didn't you get the Mitt memo? It doesn't matter what his position is on anything, all that matters is that he has an Ivy League MBA, executive experience, and he can lead lead lead. The direction he leads us is of no importance, only that he leads.
I think I’ll order two of the Thompsons...sub-machines...or three.
BTTT
Fred Thompson just looks better and better to me as we move forward.
“So you really want the federal government telling everyone what they can and can’t do in EVERY facet of their lives? That is not what I think of when I hear the word “conservative” FRiend.”
No of course I don’t. However, there some areas where the federal government, thanks to the SCOTUS, has invaded areas that did originally belong to the states (abortion & homosexual rights or prohibition). If back in 1973, RoevWade had not been ruled, then abortion would only be legal in very few, if any states. If the supreme court would stay out of the business of telling states they can’t have anti-sodomy laws, then it would be possible to isolate them in certain parts of the country that have already gone down the sewers.
Unfortunately, appointing “strict constructionists” judges is NOT enough...they must also be originalists. This means they rule in accordance with what the original intent of the constitution or ammendments were. For instance, they ammendment to protect ex-slaves to give them due process should NOT be extrapolated to others. That was not the original intent of the ammendment. If you extrapolate you are engaging in the “living document” theory that has caused so many problems.
Additionally it is just not realistic to think that judicial appointments alone is going to turn the tide on abortion and the homosexual agenda. Even though it is a very long shot, the country needs to go ahead with constitutional ammendments that grant “right to life” to the unborn and forever define marriage as one man married to one woman (I would take that so far as to define a man or woman as one who is genetically so...not by surgery).
Because of Senator Thompson extreme FREDeralism (his variety of federalism) he won’t support, even in lip service, the desire of a significant number to get this done, or at least keep trying. It is killing his campaign, IMO, and that is not a good thing. He could sew up the nomination tommorrow if he would just embrace the existing GOP platform and stop alienating the morals/social/values conservatives.
Whether you consider this conservative or not is actually irrelevant. More than 25% of the GOP’s base does. Fred cannot win without that base. IMO - of course I could be wrong - I often have been.
Government functions based upon compromise. The entire constitution was based upon compromises to accommodate various groups. When a potential leader cannot learn to carry out a principled compromise, he/she becomes ineffective in leading a republic.
A rather odd point to tack on to the end of the article but if one checks the calendar, it's been about 45 business days or 55 to 60-ish days including all weekend days since the campaign declared.
Fred has visited NH 3 times in about 8 weeks. So a bit less than every other week if my pre-dawn calculations are right. And that sorta puts some perspective on the media and especially Karl Kameron's reports of the Granite staters feeling slighted.
Are you implying he’s not lazy? Well, huff. You’re, you’re...you’re a FredBot! So there!!! :)
Hey, you’d better make that a “Fredhead” or I’ll stamp my feet and demand an apology like a rabid Mittmutt would.
:^P
See! See! Your rabidity is showing. Heck I even had to create a word to describe it. Alright; Fredhead it is. But ya gotta admit, 'FredBot' is better than 'Huckawannabees' any day.
Now just don't tell anyone I'm a FredB...er, Fredhead too. I'm having too much fun to get serious.
When I was a kid I always used to admire the fact that a Secret Service man would willingly take a bullet for the President.
I used to make jokes during Bill's Presidency about the Secret Service pushing each other in front of the bullet rather than taking one for Clinton. I suspect that would be the case for Hillary as well.
Speaking of which - wouldn't it be interesting (impossible, of course, but interesting) to poll the Secret Service to determine whether ANY of them would vote for Hillary? Want to place a hypothetical bet on that?
huckabee is gaining ground and is starting to look like a contender and is pro-gun.
i don’t like him, but i’ll give him credit on that part.
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