Monday, November 05, 2007

FRED THOMPSON, HORSERACE

Continuing the River Metaphor, People are Dredging Thompson's Answers

Kathryn thinks Thompson's answer on abortion was muddled. (Between the muddiness and meandering, he's the Mississippi River of political rhetoric.) But I'll just note that for wary pro-lifers, Fred Thompson can say something that Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani can't, which is, "look at my record."

Maybe that won't be enough for some people; maybe they'll conclude that Romney is speaking more boldly and making more credible promises. But it seems that one way or another, pro-lifers are going to have to compromise with a less than ideal candidate this cycle. Besides Giuliani's obvious flaws and Romney's conversion on the issue, you've got whatever lingering soreness remains from McCain's "agents of intolerance" speech from 2000 and Huckabee having a challenging road to the nomination.

I know, I know, RON PAUL RON PAUL RON PAUL...

11/05 09:55 AMShare