Comments on: Was Thompson’s Campaign Torpedoed? http://www.sundriesshack.com/2008/01/23/was-thompsons-campaign-torpedoed/ Delivering the Best of the New Media Since 2004. Thu, 24 May 2012 03:48:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: suekhttp://www.sundriesshack.com/2008/01/23/was-thompsons-campaign-torpedoed/comment-page-1/#comment-611144 suek Wed, 23 Jan 2008 13:47:31 +0000 http://www.sundriesshack.com/?p=3942#comment-611144 "He hasn’t been preparing for this run for a couple of years like Romney, McCain, and Giuliani have. " I think this is the critical issue, and one we all have to be aware of in the future. I don't think it's a good thing, but I think it's a _real_ thing. "... if he is sniffing around for that position with someone, he’d be a complete liar and his ticket would lose my vote. " I disagree with you here. How are you going to know if he's "sniffing around" or if someone's begging him to be a VP? Although I agree that Romney is likely to be the R candidate (at least at this moment), I doubt he'd be likely to go for Thompson for VP. Maybe, but I don't see it. McCain though? I'd have a real problem voting for McCain...but if he took Thompson as VP, I might look on him more favorably for two reasons: possible modifying input from Thompson and because McCain's 72. He's only going to have one shot at the presidency and he's out. Thompson would then be in a prime position to run for the next term - he's 60 now. He wouldn't be _young_ then, but he also wouldn't be so old. He'd then have the solution to the first problem above - not having considered it for a couple of years beforehand. Also don't forget that his mother is 90, and that needs to be factored in. I don't know what your status is re: parents, but when old age hits you parents, you only get one chance to do the job right. You don't just hand the job over to paid personnel if you're one of the "good guys" - which I think Thompson is. That is, if your parental relationship hasn't already been severed in some way. "He hasn’t been preparing for this run for a couple of years like Romney, McCain, and Giuliani have. "

I think this is the critical issue, and one we all have to be aware of in the future. I don't think it's a good thing, but I think it's a _real_ thing.

"… if he is sniffing around for that position with someone, he’d be a complete liar and his ticket would lose my vote. "

I disagree with you here. How are you going to know if he's "sniffing around" or if someone's begging him to be a VP? Although I agree that Romney is likely to be the R candidate (at least at this moment), I doubt he'd be likely to go for Thompson for VP. Maybe, but I don't see it. McCain though? I'd have a real problem voting for McCain…but if he took Thompson as VP, I might look on him more favorably for two reasons: possible modifying input from Thompson and because McCain's 72. He's only going to have one shot at the presidency and he's out. Thompson would then be in a prime position to run for the next term – he's 60 now. He wouldn't be _young_ then, but he also wouldn't be so old. He'd then have the solution to the first problem above – not having considered it for a couple of years beforehand.

Also don't forget that his mother is 90, and that needs to be factored in. I don't know what your status is re: parents, but when old age hits you parents, you only get one chance to do the job right. You don't just hand the job over to paid personnel if you're one of the "good guys" – which I think Thompson is. That is, if your parental relationship hasn't already been severed in some way.

]]> By: Cassandrahttp://www.sundriesshack.com/2008/01/23/was-thompsons-campaign-torpedoed/comment-page-1/#comment-610937 Cassandra Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:16:42 +0000 http://www.sundriesshack.com/?p=3942#comment-610937 I'm bummed that he pulled out, but I wouldn't mind if someone "talked him into" being VP. I don't think he would make a good VP for McCain- both older generation white men against a young guy or a woman. (who is anyone kidding that there won't be a merge there anyway?) The old establishment against the "change" candidates. Huckabee would be McCain's choice, I believe. Younger, supposed Christian vote bringer, liberal enough to be acceptable to McCain to "reach across the aisle" and work with the other side. One's a hothead and the other's a whiner. With Fred out, I can only back Romney and hope he picks a staunch conservative running mate to bring some semblance of believability to his conservatism. Fred would do that, and I wouldn't have to hold my nose as hard to vote. :) I'm bummed that he pulled out, but I wouldn't mind if someone "talked him into" being VP.

I don't think he would make a good VP for McCain- both older generation white men against a young guy or a woman. (who is anyone kidding that there won't be a merge there anyway?) The old establishment against the "change" candidates.

Huckabee would be McCain's choice, I believe. Younger, supposed Christian vote bringer, liberal enough to be acceptable to McCain to "reach across the aisle" and work with the other side. One's a hothead and the other's a whiner.

With Fred out, I can only back Romney and hope he picks a staunch conservative running mate to bring some semblance of believability to his conservatism. Fred would do that, and I wouldn't have to hold my nose as hard to vote. :)

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