Maryland for Fred Thompson

Mike Huckabee appeared tonight on CNN’s The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and once again tried to laugh away his record as governor of Arkansas.  Huckabee should stop cracking jokes about raising taxes and start taking responsibility for his actions.
Excerpted quotes from Mike Huckabee on The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer, November 29, 2007
HUCK CHECK […]

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I missed Rush’s show today but apparently he said (correctly) that Fred Thompson was the only conservative in the race. As soon as the audio shows up on the web, I will post a link to it.
h/t to Blogs For Fred Thompson

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Wall Street Journal
Fred Thompson’s Presidential campaign has been struggling, in part because of a sense that he lacks passion and an agenda. But late last week he unveiled a tax reform that is more ambitious than anything we’ve seen so far from the rest of the GOP field.
Mr. Thompson wants to abolish the death tax […]

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Published in the Des Moines Register, November 29, 2007.
I believe there are millions of Americans who know our security and prosperity are at risk if we don’t address the challenges of our time - the global threat of terrorism; taxes and spending that will bankrupt future generations; and a government that […]

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35 Days until the Iowa Caucuses
40 Days until the New Hampshire Primary
51 Days until the South Carolina Primary
61 Days until the Florida Primary

The Politico:
Former Rep. Henry Hyde (R-Ill.) has died, according to congressional sources. He was 83.
Hyde served 32 years in the House beginning in 1974, including stints as […]

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Right Wing News:
One of the things I would do for his generation is protect them from our generation. Great line from Fred on Social Security. Fred is so spot-on on Social Security. He is head and tails above all the other candidates on the issue, Democrat or Republican.

Vodkapundit:
Another question on spending. […]

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John Hawkins at Right Wing News took a poll of conservative bloggers. More of them prefer Fred over any other Republican candidate:
Which candidate would you most like to see as the nominee?
A) Fred Thompson: 27 — 46%
B) John McCain: 5 — 8%
C) Mike Huckabee: 2 — 3%
D) Mitt Romney: 7 — […]

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36 Days until the Iowa Caucuses
41 Days until the New Hampshire Primary
52 Days until the South Carolina Primary
62 Days until the Florida Primary

Hot Air:
Two new ads. I like the second half of the first clip — he really is the most stalwart conservative among the big four, a point he […]

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Service (30 sec):

Marie (30 sec):

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“[T]he former Tennessee senator has produced the most courageous proposal of the campaign.” (Washington Post Editorial, 11/16/07)
“Fred Thompson may have started his presidential campaign late, but he is the first candidate in either party to come out with solid plans to reform Social Security and immigration.” (National Review Editorial, 11/14/07)
“Republican presidential contender Fred Thompson’s plan […]

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Investors Business Daily
The war for the soul of the Republican Party was won in 1980 by Ronald Reagan. Presidential candidates who want to re-wage the conflict in 2008 will only weaken the GOP against the Democrats’ nominee.
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The candidate most likely to energize all the segments of the Republican grass roots against a Democratic opponent next […]

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With Huckabee rising in the polls in Iowa, Robert Novak correctly feels like it is time for voters to know the real Huckabee - as the Christian Liberal that Fred Thompson has pointed him out to be:
Who would respond to criticism from the Club for Growth by calling the conservative, free-market campaign organization the “Club […]

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Larry Kudlow on National Review Online has this to say about Fred’s weekend interview on FOX:
Good for Fred. Good for his excellent, broad based, tax-cut plan — including a flat-tax option and a corporate tax cut.
Good for him for snapping back at Fox’s Chris Wallace when he tried to pull a fast one by citing […]

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