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Reasons Why I Will Vote for Fred Dalton Thompson for President
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An old friend (not quite as old as I but nearly) that I used to work with in the electronics business recently sent me a listing of eight reasons why he thought that Fred Thompson should be our next president. I read them carefully and decided that I could and did support most of the reasons and with just a little modification I could adopt them as the reasons that I was going to vote for Fred Thompson for our next president if I and he live that long and the creek don't rise.. Here are the reasons. (in reverse order):
8. Because Fred Thompson's voting record in the U.S. Senate shows that he is a staunch supporter of the Constitution of the US as written and including the second amendment which guarantees our citizens the right to bear arms, he is against abortion on demand, against higher taxes,for a balanced budget, for a strong defense, in favor of ANWR drilling, for limit capping foreign aid, for private property rights, for the Iraq war resolution and for welfare reform.
7. Because among the special interest group ratings Senator Thompson earned and received:
A score of zero from the National Abortion Reproductive Rights Action,
A perfect 100% score from the U.S. Chamber of Congress,
A perfect zero from the American Federation of Teachers,
Only 11% from the ACLU,
A strong 85% from the American Conservative Union,
A strong 86% from the Center For Security Policy,
A very weak 6% from the National Education Association (an organization I once refused to join),
A valid 90% rating from the League Of Private Property Owners,
A strong 97% rating from the National Tax Limitation Committee,
An 88% rating from the National Taxpayers Union,
A beautiful ZERO mfrom the Americans For Democratic Action,
He supported the "Contract For America Actions" 100% of the votes (as compiled by Vote Smart ),
6. Because under his Chairmanship the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee pursued an aggressive agenda aimed at reducing the size of government and making it more accountable to the voter. He was also active in efforts to make the government computer systems more resistant to attempts to violate their security.
5. Because when Thompson makes a mistake he admits it and learns from it. He did vote for the McCain-Feingold Bill but has admitted publicly that the bill was inadequate and was a poor attempt to solve the problem of influence peddling and just plain old bribery. He now favors FULL disclosure of all monies received by any Congressman from any source other than the US Treasury.
4. Because Thompson has the admiration and respect of his fellow Congressmen on the Hill and is the most likely candidate with the ability to acheive some semblance of cooperation between the Executive and Legislative branches of government.
3. Because he scares the Devil out of Leftists, Socialists and Big Government advocates. Democratic strategist Bob Beckel stated in an Interview on Fox News
that Fred Thompson for president would be their worst nightmare" because of his communications skills and his ability to swing voters across party lines. Fred Tompson is much more "Issue aligned" than he is "party aligned" and the voters instantly recognize this. Thompson is not a Ronald Reagan but he is an astute student of Reagan's political tactics. Like Reagan Thompson is more than "just an actor."
2. Because he doesn't scare Independents and Reagan Democrats. Like Reagan Thompson is that rare sort of conservative who can sell conservative ideas to moderates and independents. Thompson may well be the only candidate who can fully mobilize the Republican party at this time. The Republican party made a knowing shift under Bush of recognizing and promoting "Big Government" which turned off a significant segment of their traditional base. The old "pools of dependency" idea where every one depending upon the government will vote for incumbents has not worked for the Republicans and won't work ever. The principal bulwark of the Republican Party always has been and will continue to be the "family values, Christian right, low taxes" which the Republicans deserted under Bush.
1. Because he will beat Hillary Clinton like a rented mule----thats why Fred Thompson should be our next President and a good enough reason to vote for him.
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