Posted this morning at Ace of Spades HQ: It’s tempting to call this breaking news, but it’s really not all that surprising.Fred Dalton Thompson is planning to enter the presidential race over the Fourth of July holiday, announcing that week……

It’s tempting to call this breaking news, but it’s really not all that surprising.Fred Dalton Thompson is planning to enter the presidential race over the Fourth of July holiday, announcing that week that he has already raised several million dollars…

(Plus his low personal baggage swamps his “high ground” credibility.)

Bush has failed in defining the enemy. But at least he fought.

Newt failed to fight in the Congress, once he gained power, and squandered an histoical moment, as Bush has(by frittering away the rage after 9/11 by swinging blindly in the world instead of crushing every nest of jihad available, while public fury would excuse such “over-reaction”).

And they both forgot to uphold their primary duty to defend the borders.

- The Cat

P.S. I still don’t regret voting for Bush twice. Bush has been a great prez for the most part, it’s just that he’s falling for the same stuff his father did toward the end of his term.

P.P.S. I do, however, regret voting for Poirot, who was THEE ‘not them’ candidude.

Glenn Beck for President.

Mmmmmkay.

So what color is the sky in your dimension?

Fred can credibly claim some distance from Washington and personally I’d love to see him as President, but for the drive-by voter who doesn’t follow politics in any detail, Fred looks a lot more like “Them” than Rudy does.

The drive-by voter that doesn’t follow politics to whom you refer is more likely to know Fred from “Law and Order” than as a political insider.

Dudley Smith on May 29, 2007 at 3:19 PM

Very strange post. First you claim that Rudy is the guy to run as a “not them” candidate, and then follow it up by saying that

“we can still win the White House if our candidate disavows it (the amnesty bill), and does create that distance between him and Bush.”

Are you aware that Giuliani is in full support of amnesty and is possibly even worse on the open borders issue than any of the others?

If this amnesty bill goes through, the Bush malice legacy will pale in the face of Carter’s incompetent legacy.

Valiant on May 29, 2007 at 3:17 PM

Good point. I take back my comparison and acknowlege that Bush is actually WORSE than Carter.

So far? notsomuch……..

There was only one Ronald Reagan guys…I’m sorry. Don’t throw this country away through hard headedness. You must get a republican elected…when the choice is made you must support him…I think it is simple.

tomas on May 29, 2007 at 1:59 PM

UUuummm…who is being hardheaded??>>

I AM TRYING TO GET THE (SHEEP) REPUBLICANS to speak their minds DURING THE PRIMARY SEASON, and stop BENDING OVER to the “forgone conclusion” candidate nominated by the media and pop culture.

THIS IS THE TIME to point out that Rudy is naked, and FAR from Emperor material.

THIS IS THE TIME to stand up for the closest thing to Ronald Reagan that we have a hope to NOMINATE.

NOMINATE….say it with me…..

Rudy is by far the biggest “Not Them” candidate, for the Republicans to run “against” Bush in 2008, mostly because he hasn’t been in Washington and isn’t a member of the Republican Establishment. The fact that he is a Yankee further distances him from the Texan Bush and a party that, to its benefit for most of the last 27 years, has been largely identified with good ole boys. Fred can credibly claim some distance from Washington and personally I’d love to see him as President, but for the drive-by voter who doesn’t follow politics in any detail, Fred looks a lot more like “Them” than Rudy does.

Personally, I think Congressional Republicans are going to take another drubbing in 2008 if this Immigration Bill passes, but we can still win the White House if our candidate disavows it, and does create that distance between him and Bush.

His policies might not be the same, but the damage is.

If this amnesty bill goes through, the Bush malice legacy will pale in the face of Carter’s incompetent legacy.

There is no need whatsoever to compare Bush’s record with Jummy Carter

Phil Byler on May 29, 2007 at 2:38 PM

LOL! OMG! Laughing so hard my stomach is killing me.

George Bush is every bit the second coming of Jimmy Carter as far as the damage he’s doing to this country. His policies might not be the same, but the damage is.

True enough, and for all the fawning we (and others) do over Fred!, Fred! is very much “them.”

Um, based exactly on what? You made the assertion, but you haven’t offered any support thereof.

By positioning himself solidly with the conservative base against Bush on the issue of illegal immigration/border security, Fred has already taken a giant step into “not them” territory.

Having been out of politics since January 2003 also helps his status with the “not them”.

I know the accent and the down-home folksy talk annoys you, but I think you’re reaching, as Fred is the most “not them” candidate (albeit currently undeclared) in the field.

There is no need whatsoever to compare Bush’s record with Jummy Carter and no need to run away from George W. Bush. George W. Bush has been very good on arguably the biggest issues — the war on terror, cutting taxes, economic growth and judicial nominations. Jimmy Carter, on the other hand, was a disaster — period. In time, George W. Bush’s regard in history will go up, just as it has with respect to Harry Truman; and if the Iraq War turns out for the good, then Bush’s regard goes way up more quickly. But Carter will always be viewed as a weak President.