So AP, when Mitt pulls his ads and there are suspicions of him pulling out, it’s “why not take a chance?”

Yet when Fred has to cope with a dirty trick from Mitt’s campaign saying he want to get out of the race, it’s all fine and legit?

Hmmmm . . .

I second that, though the analogy is a little different. Mitt is “known for his money” and had better polling numbers than Fred! nationally at the time.

He probably still has better polling numbers, but I take all polls with a huge grain of salt.

Go Fred Thompson!

That Rasmussen poll looks fishy. Fred Thompson at 12 percent? lol

You know that’s pretty much par for the course nationally for Fred. He’s been in that vicinity for a while. It’s not an outlier.

Anyway I like Hunter, Fred, Mitt, and Rudy in the order, I guess I might be able to stomach Huckabee, but I would never vote for McCain. As has been said 1 million times already, he has just been on the wrong side of so many important conservative issues. His recent stint with Global Warming is like icing on a poop cake that is made of one part hobbling free speech, two parts amnesty, with a dash of government run education.

Personally, I prefer my RINO’s in a Zoo or on the Discovery Channel where they can do me or my country no harm.

sheryl on January 9, 2008 at 2:49 PM

Nice commentary. Well said. The GOP ain’t so G anymore. I’ve said it before on these very pages. The conservative movement is done. No leader. No sustainable good. Done.

Oh, what about Huckabee? Don’t even go there. This man may claim to be a Christian leader, but he is no conservative. He would destroy the Reagan coalition and the Republican party just as fast a McCain would!

He can take advantage of the debate tommorrow and public appearanceses to make a showing in South Carolina.

Go FRED

Mitt will do well, but I have a question: is Michigan’s primary open? If so, I think McCain may win.

The candidates are each working strategy to their best benefit. To me, the ad cut only makes sense in that there are so many contenders and the primaries are so bunched.

Go Fred!

As Chief Executive of America’s largest city, Mayor Rudy Giuliani proposed 64 tax cuts and succeeded 23 times – working with a Democratic City Council and a Democratic State Assembly. By the end of his eight years in office, he had reduced New Yorkers’ tax burden by 19% – down to its lowest level in decades. Not only was this the largest tax reduction of any local or state government in the country in the 1990’s, but Mayor Giuliani delivered more tax relief to his constituents than all of the other Republican candidates combined.

http://www.joinrudy2008.com/article/pr/1140

Yet when Fred has to cope with a dirty trick from Mitt’s campaign saying he want to get out of the race, it’s all fine and legit?

Hmmmm . . .

Thanks for the info.

Polls…dose anyone really believe anything associated with any poll? You can make them say whatever you want..As was proven the past five days.

twiggman on January 9, 2008 at 3:26 PM

He Those who controls the spice polls controls the universe.

What I am not sure about is if any Feb 5 state primaries are winner-take-all for delegates. Does anyone know?

Dusty on January 9, 2008 at 3:23 PM

On February 5th, 982 delegates will be in play. Most importantly, a bloc of 201 winner-take-all delegates will be at stake in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Delaware, all states in which Mayor Giuliani has double digit leads.

Missouri will also award 58 winner-take-all delegates. California, Georgia and Illinois will award most of their delegates by Congressional District vote.

I’m telling you, if Rudy just wins in FL before 2/5, he will be in the cat bird seat on 2/6.

kerrhome on January 9, 2008 at 3:55 PM

Actually, I think he can transfer his donations to any other candidate if he drops out with no limitations…I think.

It looks like Michigan is the state for Mitt to bank it on. If he can’t win it outright, he may drop out for the good of, well, other than his family, his finances or the party. He would be betraying his supporters and would be politically dead in politics from that day forward. Lets look at all the people who have endorsed him. If he gives up on them, whew baby, he’ll never get a audience in Washington DC ever again. Alternatively, he may consult with his endorsements before hand and that’ll lead him to the candidate he’ll support if he decides to support anyone.

Above all Mitt is a businessman and he isn’t a coward. If this is a bad investment there is no reason to throw good money after bad. It isn’t like he needs this to fulfill his life. He has a wonderful wife, 5 sons and daughter-in-laws and many grand children.

I do believe, either Rudy or Mitt are the best options for the reps. Fred is done. McCain and Huck are liberals on many issues. Rudy is a liberal too, but I trust him on his word that he will govern as promised when it comes to SCOTUS justices. At this point, that’s all that matters to me.