Fred Thompson On How To Be A Careful Conservative
WND has an extensive roundup of the Senator's views and positions by Melanie Morgran. It's pretty thorough with some links to videos of the Senator being the Senator, but there's little that'll be new for anyone who's been following along. There is one almost off-handed comment that we wanted to highlight:
The first is the war on terrorism. I know that rubs some of the constitutionalist conservatives crazy, but too bad. Those on the right who are preaching a policy of isolationism in the face of Islamic jihadism are dangerously wrong in their worldview... The second issue of import is securing our borders. Of all the things President Bush has done to irk grass-roots conservatives, his decision to pursue amnesty and open border plans have been most disturbing.
In all of the din about Thompson's ironclad conservativism, what's being forgotten is that he's a careful conservative. He doesn't vote down the ideological ticket regardless of issue - he is on the right side of the clear issues that matter, and in the mushy middle on the really complicated stuff. If he doesn't enter the race, there will be at least two reasons to mourn whoever the Democrats manage to shove down the country's throat - the obvious disaster of that candidate, and the loss of what a Thompson Presidency might have accomplished.
References:
* A man named Fred
Previously:
* Your End Of the Week Fred Thompson Fix
* Fred Thompson For President
* Yet Another Democratic Leader Meets With Yet Another Totalitarian Thug Dedicated To Wiping Out Israel
