Posted on 01/15/2008 12:24:02 PM PST by greyfoxx39
It’s sad, really. After 20 years, we finally get a candidate - Fred Thompson - who at least approaches the level of a true Constitutionalist (and no, RoPaul doesn’t count), and he can barely break 10% among Republicans. What is wrong with this party???
“God did indeed tell kings to consider the cause of the poor and needy. And he took ruling power away from one king for failure to do so.”
Reference, please. I hope you are not projecting God’s specific commands to Israel onto the US of A.
REAL, honest-to-goodness straight talk. Not afraid to bring up sore subjects, but does it in a way that doesn’t make us feel like we’re doomed. Tells the American people why things need to be done. Connects with all wings of the conservative movement.
Gee, what former Republican President does that sound like?
He ain’t purty enough and/or doesn’t thump his Bible loud enough.
In other coutries?
I am praying this is the Huckster's "Howard Dean Moment".
Go Fred Go!
I heard a Christian talk-show host today bashing Fred and promoting Huckabee. They took an interview with Mrs. Thompson and played some of her comments out of context.
His answer was great until the end, when he still said it was government’s job to fund research to solve people’s problems — he simply wanted to be fiscally responsible about doing so.
Not that any other candidates are looking to stop government from trying to solve all our problems — far from it. Just that as the man most connected with limited-government principles and federalism, and the way he started answering, one could hope for a different end.
Absolutely frightening isn’t it?
That is the CHRISTIAN answer. I’d love to send a copy to all the Catholic bishops, not that they’d understand what he’s talking about. Not to mention all the National Council of Churches hangers-on.
I’m beginning to think that perhaps America is not worthy of him. Shallow, superficial charlatans with dog and pony shows seem to be what the people want.
Because I can't find the article of the Constitution which grants the right of Congress to take my money and use it to fund research to help other people with their problems, even if it IS based on the "chances it will do some good".
Everybody who calls for pork spending contends that the spending will do someone some good. Nobody SAYS they are just spending money to buy votes.
My candidate isn't any better on this one, so this isn't a "don't vote for him" post. I'm just dissappointed that so many people who have rightly praised Fred Thompson for his limited-government positions would be claiming that his answer was 100% right, when he said we should spend money on research based on whether it would do some good, rather than based on whether it's a job that was assigned to the government by the Constitution.
But that’s because that was how those governments were set up. Our government is not, and there is no reason for Government to be involved in charity.
Honesty and common sense.
Are you saying that God mandates that one man should take the fruits of another man’s labor and distribute it as e sees fit?
First, Thompson didn't say the government had no responsibility.
Second and IMO more important, our Republic is not governed by kings. Its power resides with the People.
The track record for research money placed by government directly or indirectly needs badly to be evaluated. Could we not improve in this area and where is the leadership to direct it?
Oooooh! The “establishment” of the “entitled” ain’t gonna like that! They think “The Government” has the sole duty to be a Fixer of all things.
Way to go, Fred!
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