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When I found out Fred Thompson was going to be a speaker at the Republican National Convention Tuesday night, I wanted to be sure to tune in. I am a proud “Fred-Head!” I supported Fred eagerly during the primaries and had hoped he’d be our nominee for the Republican Party. I don’t think I’ve found a candidate that I aligned more-so than Fred. He was a straight talker, true Federalist, small government, low-taxes, guy. In one of his interviews he said he was most influenced politically by Barry Goldwater and his book “The Conscience of a Conservative.“ I recommend everyone read it. It clearly defines most of my political beliefs.
Unfortunately, Fred just didn’t have the fire in the belly for a long campaign. He announced late and after announcing just kinda disappeared. I hope if McCain wins in November that their is a place for Fred Thompson.
So anyway, back to last night. He did not disappoint. In his normal fashion, he presented a crisp, powerful, articulate, intelligent and humorous speech sharply criticized Obama while building a strong case for John McCain.
A couple highlights (complete text | video ):
Let’s be clear … the selection of Governor Palin has the other side and their friends in the media in a state of panic. She is a courageous, successful, reformer, who is not afraid to take on the establishment.
Sound like anyone else we know?
She has run a municipality and she has run a state.
And I can say without fear of contradiction that she is the only nominee in the history of either party who knows how to properly field dress a moose … with the possible exception of Teddy Roosevelt.
She and John McCain are not going to care how much the alligators get irritated when they get to Washington, they’re going to drain that swamp.
Now our opponents tell you not to worry about their tax increases.
They tell you they are not going to tax your family.
No, they’re just going to tax “businesses”! So unless you buy something from a “business”, like groceries or clothes or gasoline … or unless you get a paycheck from a big or a small “business”, don’t worry … it’s not going to affect you.
They say they are not going to take any water out of your side of the bucket, just the “other” side of the bucket! That’s their idea of tax reform.
We need a President, and Vice President, who will take the federal bureaucracy by the scruff of the neck and give it a good shaking.
And we need a President who doesn’t think that the protection of the unborn or a newly born baby is above his pay grade.
