Novak reports on his appearance before the Saturday Evening Club.
In his Senate voting record and his public utterances, Thompson is more conservative than Giuliani, McCain or Romney. He takes a hard line on the war against terror (referring in Connecticut to the danger of “suicidal maniacs” crossing open borders) and worries about immigration policy creating a permanent American underclass. His one deviation from the conservative line has been support for the McCain-Feingold campaign reform, much of which he now considers overtaken by current fundraising practices and perhaps irrelevant. Overall, his tone, in a soft Tennessee drawl, is less harsh than that of other Republican candidates — a real-life version of the avuncular fictional D.A. he plays on TV.
Great.
So that one misstep has turned you towards…well, whom? I think I can forgive Fred that one transgression in light of his opponents on both sides of the campaign.
Comment by Jonn Lilyea — 4 June, 2007 @ 10:51
It’s like the first dent in your new car. He’s no longer spotless. Yes, Fred’s still the best one out there, but backing a blatantly unconstitutional bill is not just a “misstep”.
Renounce it, Fred!
Comment by buttle — 4 June, 2007 @ 11:16
The age-old pesky U.S.-Mexico border problem has taxed the resources of both countries, led to long lists of injustices, and appears to be heading only for worse troubles in the future. Guess what? The border problem can never be solved. Why? Because the border IS the problem! It’s time for a paradigm change.
Never fear, a satisfying, comprehensive solution is within reach: the Megamerge Dissolution Solution. Simply dissolve the border along with the failed Mexican government, and megamerge the two countries under U.S. law, with mass free 2-way migration eventually equalizing the development and opportunities permanently, with justice and without racism, and without threatening U.S. sovereignty or basic principles.
Click the url and read about the new paradigm for U.S.-Mexico relations.
Comment by TL Winslow — 15 July, 2009 @ 17:49