Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Michigan
Wouldn't it be nice if Fred has made enough of an impact on the Michigan voters to come in second today? It would be terrific if he were one of the serious possibilities on the Republican side since, as Laura points out, he speaks so straightforwardly and clearly. In Rhode Island the other day, apparently a woman in the audience asked him whether "as a Christian, as a conservative" he would continue President Bush’s programs to combat global AIDS. (I'm not sure what intricate point she was getting at but, then, I often don't understand what audiences are asking.) Anyway, Thompson answered that
Christ didn’t tell us to go to the government and pass a bill to get some of these social problems dealt with. He told us to do it.(My emphasis.) You gotta like someone who's attitude is so pragmatic and clear. Do the darn thing and stop talking about it. Don't get more government people and money in on it, just do it. As I say at least once a day, I wish/hope he makes in onto the radar screens soon and vividly.
Labels: 2008 election, headlines, reflections
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