Wait.

Ok. Dude from Law and Order, right. Same guy who doesn't have a thing to show for his time in the Senate, except for some obscure report he drafted that nobody read called Government On the Brink. Woohoo.

I like Mike because of his tax plan. No more paying taxes up front. You keep your pretax earnings till you decide to spend it. Save as much as you want. Assume a 20 percent tax rate for the sake of illustration, and right now it comes out of every check you get. Then most of us have health insurance, Social Security tax, and what's left over is less and less with the price of gas. With a sales tax, no payroll tax: that 20 cents sits in your bank account earning interest until the day you spend your earnings. Pretax earnings. Exactly what happens when you invest in a traditional IRA.

He was listed as one of the top ten Republicans in Name Only by Human Events Magazine.

http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=11129

What will he be after the primary?

And would he be another George Bush if he gets elected?

Strong on issues and ideas he is a solid choice for the party once we clear the pretenders out of the way.

Unfortunately, the only element Fred is lacking is the requisite experience to connect with the South Carolina electorate. Sure, he's a slow-talking, lackluster dolt, with no understanding of the world outside of his Hollywood bubble (remember, he's the genius who thinks that Cuban dissidents are fleeing Castro's rule to "suitcase bomb" the US).

But he is no match in the insanity department for Huckabee, who predicts he will prevail in South Carolina because of his expertise in deep-frying and eating squirrels.

Whether sincere or satire, whether to support McCain or Thompson, or whether to disparage McCain or Thompson it is without value in any measure. Certainly there are more worthy thoughts to share in order to enlighten those whose read these pages.

As far as strategic voting, I doubt there has ever been anything of the sort in the history of the United States. People just don't vote that way. It's an academic game to play if you got the free time.

Let's just hope Thompson gets busy and drives those numbers up so he can get more attention. Strong on issues and ideas he is a solid choice for the party once we clear the pretenders out of the way.