Comments on: Why Fred Thompson?

By: Tlaloc

Tlaloc — Thu, 03 May 2007 18:18:22 +0000

I was actually the one who wrote to Mr. Drum asking him to explain his comment, and I have to say I don't buy his reasoning. Pretty much everything he said about Thompson can be equally said of Reagan and we all know how the right deifies him.

By: Alex Knapp

Alex Knapp — Thu, 03 May 2007 14:58:21 +0000

The answer seems pretty easy to me -- he's actually conservative.

Not according to his voting record, he isn't.

By: carpeicthus

carpeicthus — Thu, 03 May 2007 14:31:29 +0000

The answer seems pretty easy to me -- he's actually conservative. Kind of a hole there waiting to be filled in the primaries.

By: Patrick McGuire

Patrick McGuire — Thu, 03 May 2007 12:56:05 +0000

It has nothing to do with his resume. It has everything do to with his quality as an individual. He answers direct questions with a straight answer (no hesitation, no talking points, no political speeches), he isn't afraid of confrontation, and he has little or no tolerance for stupidity.

My kind of man!

By: Bithead

Bithead — Thu, 03 May 2007 12:46:18 +0000

I seem to recall being told that nomination of Reagan was a 'desperate move', too.

By: World and Global Politics Blog

World and Global Politics Blog — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

is finding a leader who can both energize the Republican base of fiscal and social conservatives while not alienating — or, heaven forfend, actually appealing to — moderates and the slightly-left-of-center. This partly answers the question, “Why Fred Thompson” that Alex Knapp and Kevin Drum have posed. He’s a likable, charismatic fellow who comes across as honest and strong. He’s also a virtual unknown from a policy sense and has little real experience unless one counts move roles.

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Blogs For Hillary — — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

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