From the article:
“Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney, by contrast, are currently attempting to rationalize their previous liberal positions on Second Amendment rights, abortion, taxation and illegal immigration. John McCain and Mike Huckabee still unabashedly maintain their even more egregious positions on these issues.
Thompson is different. “I entered public life as a conservative,” he said. “I served in the Senate as a strong, consistent conservative with a 100 percent pro-life voting record. And I have the same philosophy today that I had back then ... No one has ever accused me of changing my position on anything for the sake of political expediency ... And in the battle of ideas, we can’t afford a Republican leader who doesn’t have a core philosophy that grounds him.”
The question remains: Will a strong, principled conservative be electable?
Many have said that a shift toward the political center is occurring, and that a more moderate candidate would appease voters’ presumed desire for bi-partisanship. According to New York Times columnist David Brooks, “the last gasp of the Reagan coalition” is occurring as we speak. That is, supporters of Reagan’s former policies are losing support both internally and externally. Such is the conventional wisdom.”
“The question remains: Will a strong, principled conservative be electable?”
doesnt look like it, does it?
Thompson may have good ideas, but when you run a lazy and inept campaign, you dont get votes. Fred needs to get off his ass and do some work out there. Compare him to Hillary. Fueled by pure evil, she is a political machine. She is relentless and takes nothing for granted. Fred needs to get in the game. If the GOP doesn’t step it up, the witch will stroll back into the White House.