I am looking for legitimate reason why Fred Thompson is more qualified to be President than any other candidate. Please do not bash Fred Thompson or promote another candidate on this thread as I will be asking about some other candidates as well. Also, please note that there is only one Hillary Clinton and half of Americans are Republicans. Therefore, the arguments that a) "At least he's not Clinton." and b) at least he's not a Democrat." are not valid qualifications as those qualities are shared by my aunt, and I wouldn't trust her to run a lemonade stand.
Specifically, I am looking for
1) a voting record that shows consistency in what he supports.
2) evedence of good moral character
3) historical evidence that his ideas are good for the economy (ie. when Xyz lowered taxes, unemployment dropped by X%)
4) Evidence that he will stand by his convictions even if they are unpopular
5) In what way is he superior to the other candidates of his party?
2007-10-28 17:38:01 · 10 answers · asked by Nianque 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
Please think of this kind of as finishing the sentence, "I will be voting for Fred because..."
Some of you may like to imagine this as a creative writing assignment.
2007-10-28 17:46:34 · update #1
5) Thompson or Huckabee should be President because they're the only consistent conservatives in the race who have a chance of winning. I'm not sure how to decide between them.
1, 2, 4) His record is consistent, his moral character is good, and he's always stood by his convictions.
3) He supports low taxes rates, which have historically resulted in low unemployment and increased tax revenue. Kennedy, Reagan, and George W. Bush are examples. FDR (pre WW2) and Carter are examples of liberal fiscal policy having bad consequences. I don't think the liberals actually dispute that lowering tax rates lowers unemployment. They just contend (incorrectly) that it lowers tax revenue and increases the deficit. The deficit does sometimes increase after tax cuts, but that's only because spending increases. If tax revenue increases, then the deficit increase isn't a result of a tax rate cut.
2007-10-29 18:40:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Fred Thompson is an entire wad. he's yet another a type of chickenhawk bastards who supported the conflict in Vietnam yet could no longer be stricken to bypass combat ... you realize, like Jack Kemp, George W. Bush, Dan Quail, Donald Rumsfeld, Dick Cheney, etc.? Ooops, sorry. I forgot. Bush did enlist ... in basic terms in case the Vietnamese Air tension took place to reach in Texas.
2016-10-02 23:40:03 · answer #2 · answered by pletcher 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fred Thompson should be president because he talks like John Wayne and is from Wisconsin. Who cares about the State of the Union when you have someone that looks as tough as him?
2007-10-28 17:51:10 · answer #3 · answered by jreitermn 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Fred Thompson is one of the leading candidates in the coming 2008 election who could challenge Hillary Clinton as the Democrat standard bearer.
VOTE for your choice as US President on my 360 degrees blog and know if Thompson likely win.
2007-10-28 17:42:17 · answer #4 · answered by FRAGINAL, JTM 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I am going to do something I have never done before and that is criticize directly one user. I apologize in advance and beg the questioner's indulgence.
The user in question is Fraginal. I have watched him hawk his 360 Blog for months, without any real thought for the questions asked or the answers given. In your question, he actually implies that Thompson is a Democrat. His short, thoughtless answers clearly explains his status as a "Top Contributor."
I hope in the future he be less self-promotional and actually try to THINK about what he is writing.
Thanks for letting me get that off of my chest.
Cheers.
2007-10-28 17:52:54 · answer #5 · answered by blueevent47 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
He has no idea what has been going on in the world since he left the senate and started his television show. That's why I wouldn't even consider voting for him.
2007-10-28 17:46:34 · answer #6 · answered by BekindtoAnimals22 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I would vote for him for one simple reason, I like him.
2007-10-28 17:43:27 · answer #7 · answered by Hirise bill 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
He is way too conservative and out of step with most Americans. he should NOT be allowed to be president.
2007-10-28 17:46:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
...he is laid back enough to let government operate guided by experts as he enjoys his golf game.
2007-10-28 21:33:40 · answer #9 · answered by emiliosailez 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because he needs a job?
2007-10-28 17:49:15 · answer #10 · answered by callAspadeAspade 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋