The only true Conservative in the Republican race for the White House dropped out this afternoon after not garnering the support he needed to stay afloat. Actor and former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson finished third in South Carolina and Iowa and worse than that in 4 other states. His campaign was also out of money. This leaves Republicans without a true Conservative voice in the race now. The closest thing would probably be Mitt Romney. It certainly is not McCain, Huckabee, or Giuliani, neither of which is even within driving distance of being a true Conservative.
I know that many people are of the "anyone but Hillary" or "anyone but Obama" mindset, and I don't totally disagree with that sentiment. However, we should not settle for less than a true Conservative. Let's face the cold, hard reality which is while McCain is a Conservative when it comes to the war, he is liberal when it comes to immigration, taxes, social issues, etc.; Huckabee talks a good game on social issues, but he is also weak on immigration, he raised taxes while Governor of Arkansas, and pardoned hundreds of convicted killers. Giuliani is Conservative on the war and is tough on crime. He also cut taxes as Mayor of NYC and guided that city and the nation through the terror attacks of 9/11/01. But, he is also in favor of gay marriage, abortion, and is somewhat soft on immigration. Either of these candidates might be better than Hitlery or Obama, but not much better.
So, Fred Thompson's departure leaves us with a very serious and important question, who is going to show himself as the TRUE Conservative in the race?? If you find someone, let me know because right now, I'm still looking.
Jim Chitty
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