Why I Support Fred Thompson

I am a bit dismayed if current polls are correct (and I am not sure they aren't more of a ploy by the mainstream media to trick conservatives into voting for the person they want us to vote for), but I cannot understand why Christians would support Mike Huckabee, simply because he was a pastor. His prior job title matters less than his prior job performance, and Mike Huckabee is not a conservative based on his record. Not only that, but he changes positions more than John Kerry. I don't have a lot of respect for a man who calls conservatives concerned about illegal immigration, racists and bigots, and then when it bites him in the butt, tries to say he only meant the KKK not everybody.

Also, has Huckabee missed the last 7 years? President Bush has already tried the "can't we all just get along" thing, and he has had liberals try to impeach him, compare him to Hitler, and make a movie showing him being assassinated, not to mention the claim that he somehow snuck explosives in buildings without the 50,000 people who worked there noticing, so he could murder them all to go to war with Iraq over oil. You cannot make these people like you no matter how hard you try, they are out of their minds. You can't win them over, you just need to defeat them.

Now on to Fred, the thing I like most about Fred is that he developed core values and has stuck with them throughout his public career. I may not have always agreed with his position (such as McCain-Feingold) but Fred will always stick to what he believes. Romney, Guiliani and Huckabee have shown that they change their minds based on the way the wind blows. Fred doesn't cave to pressure from so-called conservatives who think we can be "friends" with liberals. We need someone who can stand up to the constant pressure from the left - including the media. Fred is the only one who has shown the strength and the guts to do that. There are so many other reasons that I support Fred, he is thoughtful, has released detailed position papers instead of giving generic answers like "I want to help the poor reach their potential" - the typical political rhetoric that politicians give with absolutely no substance.

I trust that Fred will not change his mind about his positions once he is elected, the other four top tier candidates have already shown a proclivity to do just that and I would be leery about giving them another term when they may suddenly decide that they don't need to be conservative anymore because they are not up for reelection.