Thompson to Vet Judges for McCain

Human Events ^ | 06/20/2008

[kingattax]

In a McCain administration, former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson would play a dominant role in selecting Supreme Court nominees and other judicial appointments, sources close to the McCain campaign and to Thompson tell us.

And why is Fred suddenly everywhere? These sources say that the agreement between McCain and Thompson is behind Thompson’s resurgence in the national media in recent weeks. In a McCain campaign conference call with reporters yesterday on last week’s Supreme Court decision on terrorist detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Thompson -- without claiming such status -- played the role of a prominent McCain adviser.

Developing…

[Earthdweller]

Woohoo!!!

[nwrep]

Go Fred, GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[clamper1797]

Fred as VP would really help me pull the lever for McLame

[RKV]

Fred would be doing the country a huge service. He’s worthy of our trust based on performance, unlike the presumptive Republican presidential candidate. If John listens to Fred he won’t go far wrong. If. I guess this is better than what might otherwise have been. The proof will be in the “pudding” as it were.

[RKV]

You and me both.

[MrPiper]

OK McCain, you have my attention, (for the first time),possible VP?

[AuntB]

“In a McCain administration, former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson would play a dominant role”

Fred has always been in McCain’s camp.

[NewJerseyJoe]

> If John listens to Fred

You do realize that, when speaking of McCain, "if John listens" is usually an insurmountable roadblock.

[RKV]

Indeed I do. John listens to himself. Sadly.

[RKV]

VP would be dominant enough for me. Frankly I wish the ticket was reversed, but that’s the way it is.

[Red_Devil 232]

Wonder if we can get McCain to hire Duncan Hunter to vet illegal immigrants?

[RegulatorCountry]

Fred has always been in McCain’s camp.

He was ever so helpful, in diluting the "yahoo" vote, early in the primaries.

[HeartlandOfAmerica]

Same here. It's the ONLY thing that would make me pull the lever for RINO "Maverick" McCain!

[Aria]

Fred has flat out said he will NOT be VP - on Hannity the other day he went through the litany - if drafted he won’t accept, if elected he won’t serve....he said he thought had might have had a moment when he could have had the top job but that didn’t work out. Absolutely not interested in VP.

[EternalVigilance]

*yawn*

[skeeter]

What is the “yahoo vote”?

[DesScorp]

I just got a whole lot more enthusiastic about a McCain administration. Oh for a Thompson Attorney General...

[livius]

I don’t think he’d be enough of a contrast to McCain to help much as VP - while he’s not as old as McCain, he actually looks even older, for one thing. But he will probably be excellent as an advisor, and then perhaps some position within McCain’s administration.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Bullcrap. Diluting it away from whom ? He WAS the only credible Conservative candidate in the field. The other asshats were liberals (save Hunter, and he wasn’t going to get the nomination).

[Liberty Valance]

Thank you Fred.

[RegulatorCountry]

Hardline anti-illegal immigration, mostly.

[skeeter]

And which candidate(s) was FDT taking that vote from?

[RegulatorCountry]

He WAS the only credible Conservative candidate in the field. The other asshats were liberals

His longtime and ongoing support of the one "asshat liberal" (your term, not mine) left standing is quite the mystery, then, wouldn't you say?

[Cicero]

Fred as VP might get me pulling the lever, too.

This does, maybe, seem to be a sign that McCain is waking up to the fact that he can’t win if he keeps kicking his base.

[saganite]

While I love Fred and he was the guy I wanted to get the nomination he won’t be the VP nominee because McCain can’t afford to have an old white guy for VP. The press would probably dub them the second hand lions. Still, it seems like he has a prominent place in the McCain campaign and that’s really good news for conservatives.

[BlessedBeGod]

Awesome! Go, Fred, Go!!!

[fieldmarshaldj]

Uh-uh. You made the claim Fred took votes away from somebody else. Who is this “Conservative savior” in the race he took votes from ?

[Aria]

I agree - even if he accepted he wouldn’t help the ticket much if at all. I know good conservatives who thought FDT was a joke, unfortunately. Personally I sent him money and was gung ho but that was then and this is now.

McCain needs some vigor for his VP.

[sam_paine]

When you find out who of the mental midgets running in the GOP primary was actually the savior of the Right then do indeed ping me, too.

Because I’ll be damned, but I missed any ‘conservative’ other than Fred who wouldn’t have been crushed by Obama.

[Norman Bates]

A significant development

The McCain List.
Common sense conservatism

[Norman Bates]

PING

[mewzilla]

cat's-paw also cats·paw
n., pl. cat's-paws also cats·paws.
A person used by another as a dupe or tool.

[tiredoflaundry]

A significant development

Oh, I like this!!

[fieldmarshaldj]

We’re still waiting for your answer, Hoss.

[marsh2]

Looks like McCain has some smarts. He knows that the only reason many conservatives might hold their nose and close their eyes and pull the lever for him, is because they don’t want Obama picking the likely replacement judges on the Supreme Court. If conservatives are assured that a bona fide conservative would be vetting candidates, they might be swayed.

[fieldmarshaldj]

I’m getting a whiff this one thinks one of the two tag-team RINO “I blew up my party reeeal goood !” Goobernors was the “giant.” I’ve seen stuff I’ve scraped off the bottom of my flip-flops that was more substantive and impressive than those two.

[Vision]

Finally some good news.

[seekthetruth]

Yes, I heard Fred say that also. His vetting judges for McCain would be great......or on the Court himself would be fine with me!

[yongin]

When FDT flirted with the Presidential run, conservatives put him on a pedestal and hailed him as the second coming of Reagan. When conservatives took a much closer look at FDT, they learned he wasn't as conservative as they liked. Plus, Fred's lackluster effort didn't help either. As a result, social conservatives ditched him in favor of Huckabee.

[Cobra64]

Wonder if we can get McCain to hire Duncan Hunter to vet illegal immigrants?

Excellent idea. Actually, McCain should put smart Conservatives on his staff to make the right decisions and then just sit in the Oval Office and sign papers and stuff.

[skeeter]

Referring to anti-illegal immigrant hardliners as ‘the yahoo vote’ should give some indication of where RC is coming from. Feh.

[Repeal 16-17]

Best campaign decision McCain’s made so far. I hope this means McCain’s realizes the importance of us Conservatives.

[Cobra64]

McCain needs some vigor for his VP.

Yes he does. And someone who can win in 2012.

[skeeter]

Ideally, yes. But things are so bad right now I'll settle for ANY conservative standard bearer for the next four yrs.

If Fred can continue to make the conservative case from the VP spot perhaps doors will open for someone else come the next election.

[BillyBoy]

You're not addressing the central point of this article: given the fact that Fred Thompson will PERSONALLY be "vetting" all of McCain's judicial nominees, do you STILL think McCain's judges will be indistinguishable from the kind of judges Obama will give us?

Bear in mind that the "centrist" Dwight Einsenhower was even less of a Republican than McCain, and we ever managed to get a few good judges out of him (John Marshall Harlan II, who would have never been selected by a RAT President)

I have to admit I trust Fred to "vet" judges moreso than Harriet Miers or John Sununu, Fred's longstanding support of "asshat liberals" notwithstanding. :-)

[BillyBoy]

You're not addressing the central point of this article: given the fact that Fred Thompson will PERSONALLY be "vetting" all of McCain's judicial nominees, do you STILL think McCain's judges will be indistinguishable from the kind of judges Obama will give us?

Bear in mind that the "centrist" Dwight Einsenhower was even less of a Republican than McCain, and we ever managed to get a few good judges out of him (John Marshall Harlan II, who would have never been selected by a RAT President)

I have to admit I trust Fred to "vet" judges moreso than Harriet Miers or John Sununu, Fred's longstanding support of "asshat liberals" notwithstanding. :-)

[Recovering_Democrat]

hmmmm. FT is a good man....

[EternalVigilance]

I’ve never viewed Thompson as anything more than a McCain Republican. Hence my lack of excitement.

[HABIFF33]

Making Fred the VP, might be the only way I would ever consider voting for Juan McCain.