Saturday, May 5, 2007
More Fred
Ligneus' comments on my post yesterday led me to the Fred Thompson Report which is really a blog (!) and is instructive if you're interested in his thinking. I'm reminded that I often thought one or another presidential candidate had good ideas and a fairly centered attitude - during the months before the election. Elected, many almost instantly became stiffer and took on predictable ways of speaking and thinking. I always assumed it was because after the election they have to wear bullet-proof underwear, literally and figuratively. This year, like Ligneus, I'm trying to refrain from getting too enthusiastic about Thompson - partly because he's not actually a candidate, duh, and partly because that way can lie big disappointment. Given that he knows what it's like in DC and being a celebrity, and given his apparently truly low-key and centered personality, it sure seems there's a chance with him. I guess we'll just have to wait and see.
Labels: 2008 election, politics
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