BREAKING NEWS: Fred Thompson drops out of presidential race

Conservatives are done, now Jeri go get some viagra and diapers for the old man

Id rather have Kermit the frog as president than Hitlery Al-Qlinton.

The politicaly correct liberals who run this board have ban the word f.r.o.g ....
thats a good example of how silly PC and the liberal agenda really is.

disenchanted democrat wrote:

The politicaly correct liberals who run this board have ban the word f.r.o.g ....
thats a good example of how silly PC and the liberal agenda really is.

Fr0g is a dangerous word!!!

And Ron Paul moves from 6th to 5th!

Who cares about politics? And who is this 'Ru Paul'?

Are we really sure he quit campaigning? I can't tell the difference.

cookie wrote:

And Ron Paul moves from 6th to 5th!

Actually, he won second place in this week's Nevada caucus. It is with respect that I pass on this letter not written by me:

"In a Republican party where everybody seems to have divergent opinions, it is sometimes hard to stand back and appreciate the similarities, not only between the candidates, but between a candidate and his party's platform. For many Republicans, and most true conservatives, this cycle has been a disappointing, if not alarming one. It comes on the heels of two terms of expansionist foreign adventurism, deficit spending, wasteful government programs, gross federal mismanagement, and repeated scandal. That the very nature of conservatism has become a prime issue to Republicans is indicative of the fractures in the party and its electorate.

If you take away the names and the (R)'s and the rhetoric and look, side-by-side at the records of the Republican candidates, some trends become apparent. The majority of Republicans seeking nomination do not set any sort of conservative standard in their projects or voting record. Some could even be classified objectively as liberal! Mass amnesty for illegal immigrants? No Child Left Behind? Raising taxes 47 percent? One called Barry Goldwater an "incompetent, confused, and sometimes idiotic man." The list goes on, but the party will not, if candidates think that a hawkish foreign policy and some lip service to small government are the only credentials necessary for success.

The Ron Paul community has always had a bit of a soft spot for Fred Thompson. He isn't taken to cackling at ideas of small government, he isn't keen on snap judgments, and he cares about the core of the Republican party. When our candidate was excluded from a Fox Debate, Fred brought up many of the same issues that Ron may have raised. While it is a competition, we always felt glad that at least somebody else understood the principles of conservatism, and the important thing was that the message was being heard. But now Fred Thompson has left us, after rough showings in states that wear their philosophy on their sleeves until it comes time to actually vote. This is disheartening, because the future of our party and of the very word 'conservative,' we feel, has now been winnowed down to one last candidate.

We need a coalition of thinkers, of people who can look past the rhetoric, see beyond the posturing. We need conservatives in mind and spirit. This is our party, and it is a confused one. But we must never confuse our principles, and in that refusal, we can light the way to victory and a restoration of real values in government.

Will you join us?"

I am saddened to see another conservative drop from the race. While we teter on the brink of recession and our dollar plummets to a shameful value it was good to see that some politicians "get it" and want to shrink the size of Govt and it's greed. I sure hope that Fred's supporters take another look at Ron Paul. Look at his voting record in Congress, It is all public material that can be viewed fairly easily. Then take a look at his consistancy for what he has voted for and against. I am sorry that Fred had to drop out but true conservatives, your fight is not over. Please take a good hard look at Dr. Paul and his campaign and join us in helping bring this country back to it's glorious status as not only a true inspiration for the world to admire, a country where civil liberty and personal freedoms as protected by the Constitution (the greatest contract between man and government}are not only protected but cherished and valued. This country has strayed since 9/11 because we felt terrorized, but taking away our liberty and our freedoms from it's citizens was in no way what our founding fathers had in mind when they gave their blood, sacrificed their families, and put their own lives in danger to give us this most precious gift. Let it not be said we did nothing.