Fred Thompson Backs McCain

Washington Post ^ | 2/8/08 | Michael D. Shear

[NoGrayZone]

Fred Thompson, the one-time Republican presidential candidate, endorsed Sen. John McCain Friday, calling on the party to "close ranks" behind the presumed nominee

[NoGrayZone]

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!! Please tell me it's a hoax!

[gate2wire]

Fred wants to be his VP. No surprise here.

[G8 Diplomat]

Duncan endorsed Huckabee, Fred endorses McCain. Dennis’ UFOs must be messing with their minds.

[madison10]

We knew it was coming...

[Laptop_Ron]

Fred is obviously not the man I thought he was. I’m sorry that I ever even thought of voting for him. I’m glad he left the race.

[eureka!]

Have to. WOT and SCOTUS. ‘nough said...

[mtbopfuyn]

You got it in first, but here’s the second. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Sorry, but if this is true I won’t even write in Fred’s name on the ballot. Guess the Hildebeast just won the WH back for Bubba.

[Perdogg]

You are going to hear that Fred was promised something to endorse him, pretty soon there is going to be nothing left to promise.

[Yosemitest]

It doesn't matter!

We need one page of these that are fronts and, one page of these for the backs, that we can print and cut, to fill the prepaid envelopes from the RNC and the ACU.

There will be a price to pay for supporting McCain.

We can vote conservative on Senate and House primary seats, and vote for anyone other than McCain on the Presidential seat, including a democrat in the general election.

[servantboy777]

Thanx for your conservatism Fred.

Now, just go away.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Now it’s time for McCain to do the right thing and put Fred on the ticket. (And after the election, Dick Cheney can take McCain hunting).

[NormsRevenge]

Think how Huck feeeels. ;-)

[Secret Agent Man]

First, I understand why Fred may say this.

Second, with all respect, no.

[sushiman]

As if we needed any more proof that they are ALL in bed together . Wake up America ...

[eclecticEel]

This should drive all the Fredheads batty.

[jbarkley]

I swear, it’s like I went to sleep and woke up in Bizarro World.

[BGHater]

[NoGrayZone]

No, honestly, I did not. I thought Thompson would sit this one out.

[ChildOfThe60s]

What is the term G Gordon Liddy uses? A big goat screw.

[Laptop_Ron]

Awwww, geee. Too bad. lol Since I put Huck pretty much in the same barrel as McCain, I can honestly say I don’t care what Huckabee feels or doesn’t. Feels good, too! LOL

[Secret Agent Man]

No, SCOTUS will be shot to hell. We will get moderates or mod-libs with McCain. “I can’t get a conservative through a dem senate!” No, SCOTUS is gone with any of the 3.

You only have WOT. And then be prepared for your guns to be taken away if something happens.

[madison10]

You are going to hear that Fred was promised something to endorse him, pretty soon there is going to be nothing left to promise.

I don't think so. Fred was gentleman enough to wait until Romney dropped out before endorsing McCain. I don't think Fred gets much out of this.

[LdSentinal]

No surprise.

Despite what many here at FR think, Fred and McCain have been very close friends.

[Ingtar]

I understand why, but it is too early.

[Laptop_Ron]

I was going to write-in Fred too, but not anymore. Guess I’m stuck actually voting for a corpse (Reagan). Geez! lol

[NoGrayZone]

I HATE to say a ditto on that one.....(silently, with tears says ditto).

[TCats]

Unfortunately, much as I had high hope for the Thompson candidacy, in retrospect I suspect his entry and exit were a choreographed means of consolidating support for McCain by fragmenting Conservative support. If true, this is the logical conclusion of this process unless there is another step in naming Thompson as VP.

I hope I'm wrong but I've seen enough this campaign cycle to develop a large case of cynicism about what has happened.

[ShadowDancer]

Sorry, but if this is true I won’t even write in Fred’s name on the ballot.

Same here. I will be sitting this one out.

And for all of you that are about to tell me to vote to keep out Obama or Hillary, shut it. You are the exact people that have run this party into the ground.

[EternalVigilance]

It escapes me why any soul could possibly be surprised by this. Thompson and McCain were joined at the hip in the Senate, and Fred carried the water for McCain-Feingold more than any other single individual. Both Feingold and McCain’s chief of staff publicly credited Thompson with being the prime mover of the bill through the Congress.

[eyedigress]

They are. The next 20 years are mapped I’m sure.

[COBOL2Java]

You are going to hear that Fred was promised something to endorse him, pretty soon there is going to be nothing left to promise.

Reminds me of the show "The Producers". Each old lady was promised a 100% share of the profits.

[svcw]

Well, another man of no spine

.
FT endorses JM.
DH endorses MH.

The two most conservative are now the most disappointing.

[Cicero]

I’ve got to think about this, but I’ll say this much now.

Fred waited until this was a done deal. Cheney and Bush endorsed McCain sooner than he did.

Fred endorsement, therefore, did not give McCain any help toward winning the nomination, as it might have done if he had spoken before Super Tuesday.

[lil'bit]

That is a Freakin BLOG!

[GraniteStateConservative]

Fred for Attorney General.

[Republican Wildcat]

And who was he supposed to endorse at this point? Hillary?

[NoGrayZone]

Same here, I cannot write his name in. Hey, where is that Fish guy, anyone on the Rush thread on Wednesday?

[octobersky]

Very disappointing development.

[Clintonfatigued]

Who knows? Perhaps a McCain/Thompson ticket really could happen.

[Republican Wildcat]

Who would you have expected him to endorse at this point?

[NormsRevenge]

FRee Frontal Lobotomies while you wait.. Cheap!

[ShadowDancer]

No, SCOTUS is gone with any of the 3.

Exactly. That would be the only real reason to vote for a candidate you really didn't care for. With that gone, forget it.

[Ronaldus Magnus]

A sad day indeed for those of us who once supported him in what was clearly a phony campaign.

[Perdogg]

Fred endorsed McCain in 2000.

[LdSentinal]

McCain/Crist once Crist gets married.

[mad_as_he$$]

I am sick and completely disgruntled with politics.

[Blood of Tyrants]

I agree. Picking Fred as a VP would go a long way towards mending fences. But McCain has still burned too many bridges.

[Laptop_Ron]

Don’t sit out. Please, and not for any of those reasons about a Dem in the White House. Vote for good conservative congressional candidates! If you’re not going to vote for pres, that’s fine, but we can try to get a conservative congress if we can’t have a conservative president.

Damn, I’m starting to sound like one of those political cheerleaders I laugh at.

[mirkwood]

“Now it’s time for McCain to do the right thing and put Fred on the ticket. (And after the election, Dick Cheney can take McCain hunting).”

I like the way you think.

[sushiman]

” Reagan “

Imperfect , but the real deal ...The last great Republican President we will ever see ...