Republican candidates debate an absent Bush
I have to admit, I haven’t seen any of the debates on either side yet. I know, I’m shirking my civic responsibility, blah, blah, blah…but this election season started last November and I want to stay at 100% through the whole thing. So I figure that if I work at about 50% now, everyone’ll think I’m still at 100% come next November – smart, huh?
Besides, the Alma Awards were on last night, and given a choice between watching ten guys in dark suits standing at podiums trying to tell me they’re smarter than me or a half-naked Eva Langoria dancing to salsa music…well, you know how that one is going to end.
But thanks to Stephen Dinan of the Washington Times, I can catch up on the hot doings I missed. The one line that hit me right out of the gate was from anti-gun, pro-abortion, wife-cheating Rudi Giuliani;
Former New York Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani, Sen. John McCain of Arizona and Sen. Sam Brownback of Kansas all said Mr. Bush’s biggest mistake in recent years was overspending and growing government.
“Republicans became Democrats,” Mr. Giuliani said.
I know Giuliani is trying to convince us that he’s conservative, but we all know better. Yes, Giuliani showed great leadership when he ran New York. I admire the way he cleaned up that city and cut welfare spending and cracked down on jay-walkers and littering inspite of the huge wave of criticism he endured, however, a Republican from New York is still a liberal.
But I guess Republicans attacking the Bush Administration no more weird than the Democrat candidates all trying to prove that each is holier than the next candidate. I wonder which Democrat candidate Jesus would vote for?
It’s bad enough that Democrats are all running against President Bush (apparently they haven’t noticed that he’s not running next year-but that didn’t stop them from running against him in the last midterm election, so…), but now the Republicans, smelling blood in the water, are circling him, too.
That’s not going to earn them any points from the base. President Bush is much more popular among Republican voters than the polls give him credit, and if the Republicans are going to act like they’re running for a seat on the editorial board of the New York Times or the Washington Post, Fred Thompson will murder them all without even declaring.
Curt at Flopping Aces provides a video of Thompson on Hannity’s show last night and he delivers the best line of the evening; “it’s a badge of honor being attacked by some of these bozo’s.”
How is Fred Thompson NOT going to get the nomination with performances like that?
By the way, if you haven’t read it anywhere else yet, Fred is taking contributions at I’m with Fred.
Category: Politics
Distancing themselves from President Bush is probably the right move. I support most of his policies, I supported the invasion of Iraq, I support our continued involvement, and I support his tax-cuts. However, I disapprove of much of what he has done–the way he has handled the war, his secrecy regarding virtually everything, his inability to limit congressional spending, and most recently the shamnesty bill. I’m a Bush supporter who is looking for a change in 2008. I want a nominee with similar principles, but is a proven leader and who can clearly articulate his stance.
I saw the interview with Fred Thompson on Hannity last night. Whether you agree with him or not, I did like the way he answered the questions. No if, and or maybes, just straight out answers. Fred has moved up to be my second choice for the Republican nomination.