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Thursday, September 20. 2007

Is Fred Thompson in over his head?

I wonder. So does Dick Morris�(who is often wrong about things).

Right now we have three leading candidates - Rudy, Fred and Hillary - all of whom are celeb candidates, as I see it. Only one of them has ever done anything difficult or substantial, and that is Rudy. (This is not Mitt Romney's year, I think, even though he is a very�fine, smart, decent, effective�fellow who could probably run anything - and who should�maybe, in a perfect world, get elected. But this is the Year of the Celebrity. Even the likeable�Obama is just a newly-minted TV celeb with an empty resume.)

Posted by Bird Dog in Politics at 11:07 | Comments (10) | Trackbacks (0)

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Whattya mean "difficult or substantial"? I mean didn't Hillary have to go on television to back her philandering hubby back in the day with a straight face. I mean, that had to be hard- and it was "Domestic Agenda" experience. Oh, yeah- and she changed the China pattern in the White House. I believe that qualifies as "Foreign Policy" experience. :-)

#1 JC Loophole (Link) on 2007-09-20 11:23 (Reply)

yep --when it comes to exhibitions of pure gall, she is for a fact the most experienced candidate.

#1.1 buddy larsen on 2007-09-20 12:28 (Reply)

Anyone who thinks Thompson is the savior of the Republican party should rethink it, Its only September with 15 months to the election. Lets see how he does in a couple debates before throwing him under the bus.

I heard Morris speak once at a book signing in Florida. He is very bright but seemed very amoral and purely self-interested. And obessed with the Clintons.

#2 grant1863 on 2007-09-20 11:31 (Reply)

And with lady's toes, if I recall.

#2.1 BD on 2007-09-20 11:36 (Reply)

I keep having the same thoughts--Mitt would be good, Fred, too --but Rudy is shaping up as the up-front, no-games, get-serious, fully-formed, adult-type personality.

#3 buddy larsen on 2007-09-20 12:25 (Reply)

I just don't see Fred having the energy/stamina to endure a gueling campaign that will lead to even more demanding job. Take a look at an average week for GW which could involve travelling thousands of miles, press conferences, crisis management, staff meeting, planning meetings, decisions that affect the country and the world. I'm sorry, I think Fred is a fine man but I don't see the energy there. Rudy is a good man and a great leader. I suspect that his personal life could turn into the Republican version of Clinton's. I mean he married a woman who is now doing the "Vagina monologues". I'm not sure why he did'nt see that coming...I see Romney as strong leader with world class communication skills and an great home life. He would be a great President. I would not count him out at this point. One man's opinion...

#4 Scott Wiggins on 2007-09-20 15:01 (Reply)

And Rudy has those gangstas in his family background, an invaluable pool of lore from which to draw when sizing up any situation.

#5 bob on 2007-09-20 17:46 (Reply)

I still like Newt, for clear, persuasive communication of very solid thinking. And Mitt is certainly "leaderly" --which counts for a LOT.

But, if we had to pick now, this moment, I'd have to go with the guy in the groove --Rudy.

#6 buddy larsen on 2007-09-20 19:08 (Reply)

How dictatorial do you see Rudy becoming? He seems very strong on national defense but at what price civil liberties ie gun control. How much does he love power?

#6.1 grant1863 on 2007-09-20 19:51 (Reply)

Well, he's an urbanite with close ties to the police associations--which by & large do favor gun control, for some reason.

I dunno --that IS a problem, as is the A-word problem.

I guess, in the back of my mind, I believe that his free-market & legal philosophy is inconsistent with those police-state notions, and they are likely to have been just Noo Yawk politics.

IOW, I think those positions are on the far-back burner, about to fall off the stove.

The thing is, those two positions may just allow him to beat back the barbarian hordes on Nov 08.

Remember, the general election will likely be decided by 1 or 2 or 3 percent of "moderate swing voters".

#6.1.1 buddy larsen on 2007-09-20 20:35 (Reply)

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Thursday, September 20. 2007

Is Fred Thompson in over his head?