I'm With Fred
Posted by: tony on 06/12/2007 08:57 PM
Updated by: tony on 04/27/2008 05:39 PM
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Expires: 01/01/2008 12:00 AM
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 I have been looking for a manly man to vote for in 2008 for president of the United States. Forget the Democrats. The manliest man among them is Hillary. The Republicans have some manly men, the manliest so far is Rudy. But he has some goofy social ideas, not the least of which is this wierd cognitive dissonance of being personally opposed to abortion, but supporting a woman's right to choose what he's personally against. Then there's McCain. I'm sorry, I just can't support a man who on a regular basis gets into bed with Ted "the swimmer" Kennedy. Then there Mitt. His Mormonism doesn't bother me, but his recent pro-life conversion does. I can't help but think he'd be singing a different tune if he were running for governor of Massachussets rather than president of the United States.
And out of left field comes (can you almost hear the pounding hooves and trumpets blaring)...
Fred Thompson.
Yes, Fred... who can change the course of runaway government spending, leap to the top of the presidential polls in a single bound simply by hinting he might run... Who, as not so mild mannered actor on Law and Order...
Ok, I'm gushing.
I feel like a guy who has been led to a buffet of salad, quiche and tofu, looking at it and wondering which I'll have to pick when from the kitchen comes the smell of a big, juicy T-bone steak!
I'll wait for the steak. Something I can sink my teeth into.
Redstate appears to feel the same way:
I find in none of the currently declared field of Presidential candidates ANY whom I can trust, let alone believe. They all have the baggage of their principled evacuations and desertions. And, while I accept that it is folly to expect any human being can or WILL hold to ALL on my wish-list of expectations, it is not unreasonable for me to set a standard below which I will not belly-crawl. I have come to that, and my decision is final, whither the storm or the clear-sky sunrise.
Speaking ONLY for myself here, with the release of what "appears" to be a pre-candidacy declaration website, I have decided that I'm with Fred.
He is no Reagan. Neither is he a Bush, or Clinton, or (thank God) Carter. And, so what? What good is there in vetting candidates against previous office-holders other than to flout them with any perceived weakness contrasted against another's strength. Times change, people move around, society ebbs and flows, and America the Republic is always on the move. To be fair, none of the candidates should be compared in the same light separated as they are by the times in which they wanted to be President.
This is where I'm at. I want to vote for a good man for president. No that's not a typo. I meant good man for president. By that, I mean someone male or female who embodies the virtues that define a manly man. I would be honored to vote for someone like Margaret Thatcher or Condoleeza Rice for president.
[Note: I am not employed by or affiliated with Fred's campaign, but God willing, I will be soon - and I'll do it for FREE...Fred? You listening?]
the same disclaimer applies to me. And I have already responded to the request for volunteers on the website. I got the auto-responder back, but so far, no human on the end.
Fred, are you listening?
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