Thompson's wheels coming off

Also, there have been posters in this forum who have attacked Ron Paul for his federalist approach on the abortion issue. Now it turns out that Fred Thompson has the same kind of federalist approach on the issue of homosexual marriage:

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gcHvKpuQuCbCx0XFdsgTGGcYLBXAD8S0M7H00

I wonder if the same posters will now attack Fred Thompson for his federalist approach.

 

I doubt they'll even comment on it.

 

Thompson favors a constitutional ammendment to affirm a limit on the assumed power of judges to override the legislatures of the states. That doesn't seem like something a federalist would do!

 

Sure it is. Limiting the power of the federal government over the states is what federalism is all about.

Ron Paul advocates restricting federal judges as well:

"I am also the prime sponsor of HR 300, which would negate the effect of Roe v Wade by removing the ability of federal courts to interfere with state legislation to protect life. This is a practical, direct approach to ending federal court tyranny which threatens our constitutional republic and has caused the deaths of 45 million of the unborn."

- www.ronpaul2008.com/issues/life-and-liberty/

 

==From the Youtube video, I think more is being made of this then should be. It looks to me as if he was just "getting the crowd going". You see performers doing this all the time. Also I would not describe the clapping as a "rustle" nor would I say he "grumbles" anything. Look I am NOT a Fred Thompson fan, I would not vote for him if he was the last Republican on the face of the earth, but I do believe in being fair. I think we need to focus on the issues and not this side show stuff. Fred Thompson is, in my opinion, just an older version of George W Bush. He is the typical standby Republican candidate. This campaign is too important to be concentrating on unimportant stuff.

 

I like the way at the end when he is meaning to ask "Anybody got a question?" that he asked "Anybody got an answer?"

Seriously, I think that Thompson is a good guy and would make a great neighbor.

 

Not the same thing. which is really quite obvious.

 

Yes, it is, Timmy. Either you don't understand it or else you refuse to admit it if you do understand it.