Posted on 12/31/2007 1:41:43 PM PST by lancer256
It's time to step up, Fred. Conservatives need a leader about whom we have no major reservations. The only one looming out there about you is your failure, so far, to persuade voters you want the job.
All of the GOP candidates are vastly superior to all of the Democrat candidates, but here's the way I see the field now.
Rudy is a strong leader and very good on national security and the war. But he is a social-issues liberal, whose pledge to appoint originalist judges is encouraging -- but not completely convincing.
John McCain is a war hero and a patriot. He has been strong on Iraq but disappointing on Guantanamo, tough interrogation techniques and other war-related issues. He is not a supply-sider and is abysmally bad -- obviously -- on campaign finance reform and thus free speech. Also profoundly troubling is his history of sycophancy toward the liberal media elite and, in turn, their sporadic love affair with him.
Mike Huckabee, I believe, is a strong and sincere Christian. That means a lot to me. It doesn't bother me that he wears it on his sleeve -- assuming he's not being exploitive of his religion, and there, I'll give him the benefit of the doubt. Every candidate's worldview guides his beliefs and agenda, and it would be far worse for Huckabee to deny the strong influence of his worldview in forming his identity and contributing to his ideology. It's one thing to be upset with Huckabee if you believe he has used his Christian credentials subtly to highlight and demean Mitt Romney's Mormonism, but I don't believe that's what he's done. Christians shouldn't be accused of attacking other faiths when they are simply promoting their own.
(Excerpt) Read more at davidlimbaugh.com ...
Of us real Dittoheads, its not been hard to read between the RUSH lines to see good feelings for FRED.
With 50% of Iowa Republican Caucus goers undecided, could it be that FRED pulls off another “impossibility” in spite of the MSM (including Fox NC)? Nothing to put my finger on, but that feeling is coming on strong.
Sorry Fredheads, this is David Limbaugh’s endorsement of Mitt, and a complaint of his main reservation about Fred - electability, without electability, all this is pointless.
I’m planning to vote for Fred in the primaries. He’d be a great candidate.
LOL!
I think you’ve got your glasses on backwards!
Hey David, you should have posted this months ago. Better late then never, I guess.
I think with the fire in the belly garbage and the "I don't want to run" BS over the weekend, Rush could compare and contrast Fred's words with media spin. It wouldn't be an endorsement but would get the message out. I think that's what we all really want anyway.
Fire in the belly again. When a candidate has already spent $20 million of his own money before the first vote, I say that man wants the presidency way too much.
Go with that feeling. Fred has been dead before, and said boo right to his opponents face on game day....
Again....
You’re kidding right ? Why would DL even bring Fred up or write the article if he truly wants Romney ?
Hint : He doesn’t want Romney ....
Mitt is spending a lot. I hope he studied the concept of Return on Investment in Grad school. It may come into play for him soon.
Rush has made his preference for Fred as clear as possible. Short of building a float and hiring a blimp, I don’t know what else he could do.
Rush on Mitt Romney. “It may not be Morning in America yet, but it is a long way away from midnight...”
I wish Fred Thompson well. If he can start persuading and motivating voters, all the more power to him. He just has not done this up to this point, and shows little chance of improving.
That's what Fred is not - a politician. He was drafted to serve, not eager to gain power.
As far as the 'lackluster', the Capitol Steps has a song about him, and it does not attack his policies. It attacks his looks and "laziness".
If you are in a room with Fred, you know he is not lackluster. I was about 12 feet away from Fred and Jeri. He has presence. There is an underlying comfort and energy from someone who knows himself and his beliefs. What did he talk about that day in NH? Mainly about how the Constitution puts limits on the Federal government.
Sorry Fredheads, this is David Limbaugh’s endorsement of Mitt, and a complaint of his main reservation about Fred - electability, without electability, all this is pointless.
So David Limbaugh wrote this article to promote Mitt? Not only is that an illogical conclusion -- it is ROTF funny!
Reading David Limbaugh’s article for a second time I dont see your view. I reference the following:
Mitt Romney is a man I’ve warmed to as the campaign has unfolded. I began with great skepticism because of his major, far-too-recent flips on major issues. Certain aspects of his record — even after his conversion — cast doubt on his commitment to the unborn and traditional marriage. He also strikes me as a bit too coiffed, too robotic and too much of a politician. But I do see Romney as a very likeable man who is saying almost all of the right things, pun intended
That leaves us with Fred. I must confess that Fred is the only one I don’t have major reservations about — apart from his electability.
There is plenty of time to work on someones electability. But fakery and flip flopping cant be fixed.
In some men’s league, spending 40,000 on a fishing boat is a statement. In Mitt Romney’s league spending 50,000,000 on a run for President is less likely to affect his lifestyle than a vanity purchase. Notice how no one questions his desire or motivation for the job. If only a Fredhead could brag about such....
I thought his take on Mike Huckabee was on target too. It was worded differently but with an understanding of Huckabee’s problems.
His words on Fred were mostly praise, a little pushing him along, a little bit of criticism. Good column by David. It was better when I read it, than seeing this headline.
Time to make a house call, Fred. Go over to Limbaugh’s house and prove to him you want the job. Seems like he doesn’t have a tv, a radio, or an internet connection, and he doesn’t already know what you’re up to. Take a coloring book and some crayons.
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