Lobotomy Boy
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Fred Thompson looks to be a viable candidate. I believe that if he runs he could wipe the floor with Romni, Giuliani, and McCain in the primaries, and I think he'd whoop Clinton or Obama in the general election.
But I don't really know where he stands on the issues. Right now there are three issues that matter to me: the war in Iraq, RKBA, and taxes. Since Thompson is a Republican, I suspect we are in agreement on taxes. But he is also an actor with Hollywood ties, so I don't know where he stands on gun-control issues. And regarding the war in Iraq, I am completely convinced that this our involvement there is the single most idiotic and destructive thing that has ever happened to our country. Period. I can't support someone who will continue pursuing Bush's disasterous policies in the Middle East. So far one candidate is with me 100 percent--Ron Paul--but he's highly unlikely to be on the ticket come November, and one candidate is with me on two of the three issues--Bill Richardson. If I had to compromise, I'd pay higher taxes to end the war and preserve Second Amendment rights, so I can live with Richardson.
But if Thompson is someone with whom I agree on all three issues, I could get behind his candidacy.
But I don't really know where he stands on the issues. Right now there are three issues that matter to me: the war in Iraq, RKBA, and taxes. Since Thompson is a Republican, I suspect we are in agreement on taxes. But he is also an actor with Hollywood ties, so I don't know where he stands on gun-control issues. And regarding the war in Iraq, I am completely convinced that this our involvement there is the single most idiotic and destructive thing that has ever happened to our country. Period. I can't support someone who will continue pursuing Bush's disasterous policies in the Middle East. So far one candidate is with me 100 percent--Ron Paul--but he's highly unlikely to be on the ticket come November, and one candidate is with me on two of the three issues--Bill Richardson. If I had to compromise, I'd pay higher taxes to end the war and preserve Second Amendment rights, so I can live with Richardson.
But if Thompson is someone with whom I agree on all three issues, I could get behind his candidacy.