Even Fred Thompson got squishy in the end. My representative Marsha Blackburn is a non-entity. My previous state rep, Charles Sargeant (I’ve lived in the same place for 15 years and have been put in three different districts) was a wussy.
Fred Thompson is one I did support until near the end of the senate hearings. I think you know why but most Freepers have no idea. Fred Thompson represented former Tennessee governor Ray Blanton's Corrections commissioner. Blanton was selling Pardons aka Cash for Clemency and the case Fred won started the end for Blanton. Thompson was a talented lawyer and he took a dive in the senate hearings. When Fred said "Let the chips fall where they may" I had hope. When Fred said "Don't name any names" I knew he went establishment RINO.
The final straw was the phoney POTUS campaign which in effect ended Conservative opposition for Thompson's buddy John McCain.
Right now the TN GOP Congress has one tried and true Conservative who has stood the test of time in stick with it votes. He's not perfect but I sure wish Jimmy Duncan had ran against Alexander or Corker.
Thanks. I've said the same thing many times and so many fellow conservatives and Tennesseeans just can't believe it. They were so in the tank for Fred. I kept telling them he was working to help McCain thwart Hucksterbee, especially in SC.
I wished Duncan had run also. I knew Lamar! wouldn't get over 50% in the primary.