This is pathetic.
Fred needs to stop running on a campaign of “I’ve been conservative the longest” and start running a campaign on being the most serious and qualified candidate in very serious and dangerous times. Being “the conservative choice” only works if people also see him as credible on issues such as terrorism. He needs to be highlighting his experience as chairman of the State Department’s International Security Advisory Board and such. People want a tough candidate who is ready, willing, and able to take on the serious issues facing America. First Fred most prove he is viable on these issues, terrorism chief among them, and only then will him being “the conservative choice” be weighed as a factor.
I hope Fred knows what he’s doing. He seems to be going into overdrive towards the end of this primary season while sitting out the first half. I hope its not too little too late. Out of the top tier candidates, it is true that Fred is the most conservative. The only thing he screwed up in my opinion was supporting the McCain/Feingold anti first amendment bill. He has apologized for that and now renounces it. I like Romney, but he has flip flopped on just too many issues where it seems that he is pandering to get conservative votes. I liked Huckabee at first, but the more I find out about him, the less I like. Too many tax raises, weak on immigration and nanny state beliefs in government.
Because of there only being one conservative in the top five candidates, I believe Rush Limbaugh could help out tremendously. I agree with his position to not interfere with the primaries by giving out support to someone. Let the candidates fight it out and win the nomination on their own. However, that position only holds true when the top tier candidates hold mostly conservative viewpoints. When only one candidate by and large holds conservative viewpoints out of the top tier of candidates I think it is time for Rush to rethink his position on this and come out in support of that candidate.