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05-24-2007, 01:32 AM
Just wanted to share this article.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070523/ap_on_el_pr/fred_thompson
Thompson's backers bill him as the perfect person — the one truly conservative candidate in the mold of Ronald Reagan who can beat the Democratic nominee in November 2008. Rep. Zach Wamp of Tennessee called Thompson "naturally conservative with a down-home sense of humor and a confidence about who he is."
In the Senate, Thompson was considered a reliably conservative vote. The American Conservative Union gave him a lifetime rating of 86 out of 100. He fiercely backed the Iraq war, worked to limit the federal government's role, supported banning a late-term abortion procedure, and voted for President Bush's tax cuts.
But he sometimes took paths that didn't necessarily sit well with conservatives, including advocating for campaign finance reform. He also was one of four senators who backed underdog McCain in 2000 over George W. Bush, the establishment candidate. Social issues, important to the party's right-flank, also typically weren't at the top of his agenda.
He was known less as an ideological legislator and more as an investigator, leading the committee that examined President Clinton's fundraising tactics that included Lincoln bedroom sleepovers by Democratic donors
Ive also heard that his position on immigration isnt particularly stellar. I know some people think this guy is the best hope. I just have a hard time getting motivated behind him. My two choices are still Romney or Tancredo.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070523/ap_on_el_pr/fred_thompson
Thompson's backers bill him as the perfect person — the one truly conservative candidate in the mold of Ronald Reagan who can beat the Democratic nominee in November 2008. Rep. Zach Wamp of Tennessee called Thompson "naturally conservative with a down-home sense of humor and a confidence about who he is."
In the Senate, Thompson was considered a reliably conservative vote. The American Conservative Union gave him a lifetime rating of 86 out of 100. He fiercely backed the Iraq war, worked to limit the federal government's role, supported banning a late-term abortion procedure, and voted for President Bush's tax cuts.
But he sometimes took paths that didn't necessarily sit well with conservatives, including advocating for campaign finance reform. He also was one of four senators who backed underdog McCain in 2000 over George W. Bush, the establishment candidate. Social issues, important to the party's right-flank, also typically weren't at the top of his agenda.
He was known less as an ideological legislator and more as an investigator, leading the committee that examined President Clinton's fundraising tactics that included Lincoln bedroom sleepovers by Democratic donors
Ive also heard that his position on immigration isnt particularly stellar. I know some people think this guy is the best hope. I just have a hard time getting motivated behind him. My two choices are still Romney or Tancredo.