For those conservatives in our audience, you know how much weight this carries.
In his Senate years, Mr. Thompson compiled an American Conservative Union lifetime rating of 86.1, which is higher than both Sen. John McCain (82.3) and Rep. Ron Paul (82.3). The Club for Growth has praised Thompson as someone who has a strong commitment to limited government, free enterprise and federalist principles.
On the issues that matter most to conservatives, Sen. Thompson’s positions benefit from their clarity. He is solidly pro-life. He said that he was in favor overturning Roe v. Wade because it was “bad law and bad medical science.” As the National Right to Life Committee said in its endorsement of him Nov. 13, 2007, “The majority of this country is opposed to the vast majority of abortions, and Fred Thompson has shown in his consistent pro-life voting record in the U.S. Senate that he is part of the pro-life majority.”
Thompson’s record is solid on voting to preserve gun owners’ rights, cut taxes, reduce government spending and drill for oil in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. He has voted consistently against gay marriage. Thompson is by no means perfect. He strongly supported the McCain-Feingold bill, did not support the impeachment of Bill Clinton on perjury and more than once voted with the trial lawyers against limitations on liability in defective product and medical malpractice cases.
We like the way Thompson unhesitatingly attacks the liberal ideologues and their activists such as MoveOn.org and the ACLU, and the way he reaches out to those we knew as the Reagan Democrats.
I think you’re preaching to the choir on this one.
let’s see if he carries a state. If he doesn’t pick up SC or Nevada, or Mich. I think he’s done.
Fred needs a strong showing in SC- either first or a close second. Numerous southern states on Super Tuesday are also places where Thompson should be able to build off his momentum from SC.
This is going to be a long process, forget about writing a candidate off simply because they haven’t “won” a given state outright.
As to Fred- not only is he the only full-spectrum consistent conservative in the race, he’s also the most electable, because he has the fewest negatives, AND he would be wildly popular in the South, which is where the Republican’s base of power is at this juncture.
So do we. I hope that if he doesn’t take the nomination, he gets considered for VP. A ticket with him in it I’d vote for.
Put your money where your mouth is…we have to give up some spare change so Fred can stay in this race and gather momentum. When candidates start geting the microscope put to them and people start to realize Huck, Romney and McCain are not the answer, Thompson has to be there for them to rely on. Contribute or volunteer to help Fred if you can.
PT