Why Fred’s the Best
One of the biggest reasons why I’m an unabashed Fred supporter is because Fred’s the only person capable of explaining why we need to take terrorism, and Iran, seriousl. Fred’s also the only candidate who (a) understands the entitlement crisis and (b) has a plan to reform entitlements. Fred’s also the man with the credibility and resolve to stop illegal immigration in its tracks.
Fred’s plan for topping Iran’s mullahs is to establish the equivalent of Reagan’s Radio Free Europe. Though RFE existed long before Reagan took office, it wasn’t the effective tool it should’ve been. Reagan hired people who were familiar with the culture, not just people who could speak the language. Reagan also did away with the ‘don’t offend somebody’ diplomats that didn’t preach the message of freedom.
Fred’s idea for toppling the mullahs is to preach a message of hope, optimism and freedom to the oppressed Iranian citizenry. The idea is to tell them that we’ll stand with them as they topple their mullahs.
Needless to say, Fred’s the only candidate who’s devised a detailed plan for Iran.
Another major item on Fred’s agenda is reforming Social Security and Medicare. During the Des Moines Register/Schoolmarm debate, Fred said that “We need to tell the Warren Buffetts that” we can’t afford to give them medicare benefits. Fred’s plan to fix Social Security is to tie COLAs to inflation, not wage increases.
Again, Fred’s the only candidate who’s thought things through enough to put a proposal together.
When Fred talks immigration, his message is simple: We need high fences and wide gates. High walls to control the border, wide gates to be legal immigrant friendly. His other points of emphasis on immigration are that we need to penalize businesses that knowingly hire illegal immigrants and we need to enforce the laws already in existence.
The difference between Fred on immigration and McCain and Romney is that Fred’s done nothing to tarnish his credibility on the matter.
Fred enthusiastically supported the Bush tax cuts from the beginning, again unlike McCain and Romney. Romney now champions the Bush tax cuts but he was for raising the federal gas tax in 2003.
Fred’s a lifelong believer in strict constructionist judges. The mad advising him on judicial matters is David McIntosh, who founded the Federalist Society. It’s easy to picture Mitt Romney picking another David Souter. It’s easy to picture John McCain picking another Sandra Day O’Connor. YUCK!!! NO THANKS!!! When it comes to picking judges, Fred’s the real deal. There won’t be any Souters or O’Connors nominated by a Thompson administration. There’ll be lots of nominees in the mold of Chief Justice John Roberts, Justice Samuel Alito and Michael Luttig.
Finally, Fred’s fond of saying that “I was a conservative yesterday, I’m a conservative today and I’ll be a conservative tomorrow.” You certainly can’t say that about either Romney, McCain or Huckabee.
Isn’t it time we picked the best? That means Fred Thompson, not a pretender conservative.
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Cross-posted at LetFreedomRingBlog
December 27th, 2007 at 11:11 am
Wouldn’t you think that the American people would want someone with a definite plan on things? He doesn’t pander to anyone that I can see and as you mentioned he has ideas, great ideas on how to handle situations today. He was just on FOX briefly this a.m. to talk about Bhutto. You can listen to him and understand his thought. He can answer that ‘one’ question that others cannot. Keep the faith. Fred is moving up.