Fred quit earlier today. I think I can hear Reagan’s soul crying in heaven. My only hope and prayer now is that Mitt Romney can blow "The Tunnel Rat" and "Captain Cliche" out of the water. Those are Meat and Potatoes Nicknames for McCain and Huckabee, by the way. :-)
I don’t know about the other conservative-traditionalists out there but my vote will not go for McCain, he has done too much to sabotage our movement over the years. Those wounds will NEVER HEAL and if I have to accept a Clinton or Obama presidency, so be it. Sometimes you have to hit rock bottom to begin a recovery. “Let’s hit rock bottom, vote for Rodham!”
The failure of the Fred Thompson campaign teaches us valuable lessons that we should all remember. Contrary to what you may have heard, the failure is NOT DUE to his getting in the race too late or his lack of enthusiasm. An informed and motivated electorate had PLENTY OF TIME to size Thompson up, get to his website, watch him in 4 or 5 debates and realize where he stands on the side of protecting our liberties. So without being too long-winded. Here are the lessons learned:
1) the generation that elected Reagan is severely diminshed in size due to various reasons whether it be death, conversions to liberal-style thinking or apathy toward the political process. My belief is that Ronald Reagan COULD NOT GET ELECTED in today's political climate.
2) the electorate is so distracted in today's "information overload age" that they can't focus long enough on the candidates to make an informed decision about who to vote for. I've said it before that we are mirroring the fall of the Roman Empire in this country. We are fixated on the goings on at the "Colisseum" (i.e. IPODS, 500 cable channels, Blackberries) while the Senate allows the republic to go to hell in a handbasket! Watch "Gladiator" and think about it!!!!
All I can say in closing is that today is a sad day for conservatism. If Reagan's soul isn't crying, mine surely will be, sooner or later. The only reason I can accept for Thompson's departure is an absence of money. Sure his mother is sick but I'm sure she didn't get that way after SC.
Go Mitt Romney!!!! You are the last and best hope for conservatism in the near term.
Additional thoughts since the news broke:
Fred should now throw his support behind Romney full bore! The "Captain Cliche candidacy" has the nerve to say that Fred was a "stalking horse" for McCain? Well, I've got some words for that douchebag who runs Huck-ster's campaign: "Hey Mr. Rollins, convince me WHY your boy Huckabee isn't a STALKING HORSE for McCain?" Word on the street is that Huckabee knows he can't win the nomination, his bank account has got that ole Italian disease "MYFUNZALO" and campaign staffers are working for free in some cases. Rumor is that Suckabee is going to downsize his campaign bus in favor of a late 60's VW Microbus. I think it's an outreach to the counter-culturalists on each of the coasts, what do you think? :)~~ If the outreach fails, Huck-ster has his eyes on the VP slot for McCain. Hoo boy, what a combo that would be? I think we'd be better off with Osama Obama and Edwards instead!!!!!