Fredheads can rejoice — the boys at Townhall.com announced today that Fred Thompson, the once (and future?) darling of conservatives, will be using their site as a platform to advance his push for conservatism.
It will be interesting to see how Thompson treats John McCain, the man who topped him in the Republican presidential primary, and about whom Thompson had some rough things to say, including that he had abandoned the Constitution and the Reagan coalition.
In his initial post Thompson doesn't mention McCain, but some readers will certainly imagine Thompson was thinking of McCain when he wrote this line:
"Now isn't the time for conservatives to be looking for a tailored message or a politically expedient route to victory if the end result is going to be the inevitable slide toward the liberalization and secularization of America, and the growth of government and loss of freedom that inevitably ensues."
— Stephen Dinan, national political reporter, The Washington Times
Comments (13)
Fred's most redeeming virtue is his respect for states rights as envisioned by the founders. Unlike McCain (a statist) he does not view
Washington, DC as the font of all wisdom and the source of solutions for all problems.
Posted by Michael Harrison | May 15, 2008 7:28 PM
Go Fred. A man who is a true conservative. Oh how much more hopeful conservatives would be at this dark time if he was the party nominee instead of the current clown who reminds conservatives daily of why they were so right to fear him.
Posted by D. | May 16, 2008 12:16 AM
As long as his efforts aren't as lackluster as his presidental campaign only good can come of this. Conservatives need to take back the Republican party and get rid of all these RINOs.
Bush, McCain, and their moderate friends are not real republicans. Yet they give the whole party a bad name.
Posted by Mike | May 16, 2008 7:36 AM
If presidential candidate and Republican In Name Only John McCain wanted to secure a win in 2008 he would embrace Fred Thompson and Mitt Romney. The fact he is ignoring Conservatives assures the ruin of the United States of America as we presently know it.
Thank you for your time.
Posted by The Outlander | May 16, 2008 12:13 PM
Whether McCain or Obama, America will be led by the wrong person for the next four years. Better for conservatives to sit back and remind Americans that there is a better way, than to join the wrong bandwagon just to be on the winning side.
Posted by James | May 18, 2008 7:52 AM
If only the GOP National Convention can see that since McCain becoming the "Presumptive Candidate" that he has betrayed almost every conservative issue, then they would throw open the convention and choose everyone's second choice if not their first and nominate Fred Thompson as the candidate. We will lose big time if they stick to McCain. He has 18-20% support from Republicans and there will not be enough Dems to back him against their candidate.
Posted by S Benn | May 18, 2008 10:06 AM
The constant calls for 'rebranding' the Republican Party are disappointing. The rebranding is to disipate conservatism and pander to the moderates most of whom vote democrat. It was Reagan conservatism which created Reagan democrats; not pablum served up as steak. Thompson's re-emergence is prescient but probably won't make much more than a speed bump on the road of rebranding.
Posted by Ken Lord | May 18, 2008 3:32 PM
There is no difference between Obama, Clinton and McCain. With any of the three we will have wide open borders, outreageous Global Warming taxes and our freedoms will be completely erroded. All three will further Bush's goal of the North American Union which is alot farther along than anyone even realizes.
Hopefully Fred Thompson can and will be the Dark Horse at the convention. Fred is a good friend of McCain's, however, he is a better friend of the American Citizens!
Posted by Sandy C | May 18, 2008 4:45 PM
Read a joke somewhere...The 3 Candidates were flying together on a plane..Clinton says I can throw a $1000 bill out there and make someone very happy..Obama says i can throw out 10 $100 bills out there and make 10 people happy..
MCcain says I can throw out 100 $10 out and make a
100 people happy..
And one of the pilots mutters I can throw all 3 of them out and make 156,000,000 people happy
Posted by Frank | May 18, 2008 8:07 PM
all other issues aside, the bottom line is can obama receive the majority of white voters? if he does he will be president of the most powerful country in this world.if not he will not be.simple as that.rememberdouglas wilder in va? he was the first black man to run for gov of a state.three days before the election wilder had a seventeen point lead in seveal polls..he won but by one half of one percent.now lets see what happens...
Posted by tom main | May 19, 2008 9:10 AM
"Better for conservatives to sit back and remind Americans that there is a better way, than to join the wrong bandwagon just to be on the winning side." I agree with James. We have a huge problem facing us in the election. Do we allow John McCain to re-define the Republican message to the left, or do we allow an Obama/Hillary presidency show how bankrupt their philosophy is (it will be a very expensive lesson, though). One thing is certain - the Republican name is trash to most people under 30 now.
I would like to see a new far-right party formed if no other reason then to counterbalance the GOP left and the DEM far left. I am not hopeful of this happening, thanks in no small part of McCain-Feingold. As for Thompson, we're going to need proof he's a soldier in the field and not some suit behind a desk. He was not impressive in his attempt at the candidacy.
Posted by Geoff | May 20, 2008 9:00 AM
Dear Sir,
I have been a strong Republican since Goldwater lost to Johnson. I never gave up my strong feelings of small government and low taxes we need to make the country strong. Years ago it only took one wage in a family to support the family and taxes did not drain the families purse strings. I wish we could get back to those days. Jim Galko 3046 Lindenwood Dearborn, Mi 48120.
Posted by Jim Galko (Republican-Michigan) | May 21, 2008 9:13 AM
After reading hundreds of comments about how Bush, McSame et al aren't "real" conservatives or "real" Republicans, after the Right solidly backed them and their borrow and spend, intrusive government for 7 years, I've come to the comclusion that a "conservative" is a Bush supporter who's just too ashamed to admit it.
Fred was a lackluster Senator who fled Washington to Hollywierd just as America went to war and without some good script writers, his campaign went nowhere in a hurry. Deal with it.
Posted by Ron | May 21, 2008 2:16 PM