THE PLANK NOVEMBER 29, 2007
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Bill Kristol publishes an email from a friend:
Read Fred's op-ed in today's Des Moines Register, 'Reclaim greatness: Lower taxes. Enforce laws.' It's excellent. Watch the Thompson campaign's new 2-minute web video, 'Revolution,' at http://fred08.com.
It's terrific. Think about the alternatives to Fred. Really ... does
the Republican party, a principled conservative party, at a time when
the nation's at war, want to nominate a moderate one-term governor
who's trying to buy the nomination, a temperamental liberal New York
City mayor, or a smooth-talking governor-preacher with no foreign
policy experience? If McCain can't make it, serious Republicans will
end up going with a grown-up, experienced, knowledgeable, and
consistent conservative - Fred. Watch for his numbers to move in
December.
I've read the op-ed, I've watched the video, and I agree that
Thompson's numbers will move in December. I just expect them to move
in the same direction they've been moving ever since he entered the
race.
--Christopher Orr
3 comments
Somebody needs to ask Fred if "reclaiming greatness" requires him to wake up before the crack of noon.
- teplukhin2you
November 29, 2007 at 3:07pm
Don't miss the boat Tep. The four-hour workday will be the defining issue of our generation, and Fred is leading the charge....er, the mildly-interested amble.
- adaglas
November 29, 2007 at 3:42pm
Kristol's e-mailer is silly. He seems to prefer McCain or Thompson, and like most Thompson supporters, can't even begin to articulate a scenario in which Thompson is a stronger candidate than McCain. Basically, Thompson is McCain without the war hero bio and experience.
Nonetheless, whatever support Thompson does get, it seems likely that he draws it from people who would otherwise support McCain. If this guy wants one of his top two choices, he should stop writing e-mails hoping against hope that Thompson can pull it off, and start writing e-mails urging Thompson to bow out now, thus increasing McCain's chances for success in the early primaries.
- paffoab
November 29, 2007 at 7:00pm