1. How do the candidates stack up on the issue of illegal immigration (i.e. does he support any kind of amnesty)?
2. Can he beat Hillary?

I believe that Guliani fits with #2. He is one of the few in the race who can beat Hillary. I’m not so sure about illegal immigration views. He’s made some good comments about our need to protect ourselves from terrorists. However, he has mentioned that he supports building a “virtual” fence (otherwise known as NO fence). And I’ve not heard him say anything about going after employers who hire illegals.

I do not believe Romney fits either of these two tests. I do not trust him on illegal immigration. He talks a good game, but his record in Mass proves otherwise. Plus, he also supports building a “virtual” border fence. I also do not think he can beat Hillary in a general election. There he has one HUGE thing going against him. He’s a Mormon. I know it is un-PC for me to mention this, and I do not object to a Mormon being president. However, there are a large number of people who simply will not vote for him because of this fact. He’d get Utah for certain. But, I doubt he would get much more.

Huckabee is a flash in the pan. He fails on both counts for me. He is a very much open-borders guy. He is also talking tough. But, I don’t trust him. He is simply being named by the press as one of the front-runners because they would LOVE to see him go against Hillary. Which brings me to #2 with him. He stands NO chance of beating Hillary in a general election. I do not believe the crucial independent voters would vote for him because he is not a real national figure.

As for the others, McCain, Tomcredo, Hunter, Paul, and whomever I left out, they do not stand a chance of winning the nomination let alone beating Hillary. Tomcredo and Hunter are 1 issue candidates. While I agree with them on that one issue (illegal immigration), they don’t have the national stature to go against the Hillary machine. I have lost nearly all my respect or McCain. And Paul is just a loon.

This brings to me Thompson. I support him because he fits both of my tests very well. He is very strong on illegal immigration. I have heard him say on multiple occasions that he wants to build a REAL fence along the southern border. He wants to put far more border patrol people along both borders. And his is the ONLY major candidate who I have heard say he would go after employers who hire illegals. The ONLY ONE. That for me does it. As for #2, I think Thompson would SHRED Hillary in debates. As has been said before, he is not all that good when it comes to charisma. But, Hillary isn’t all that good in that department either. Plus, I think you will see a much bigger spotlights on Fred once some of the lesser candidates drop out. I expect in January at least 2 to drop out if not more. The field right now is still far too big for our stupid media to concentrate on the correct candidates.

BTW, I will vote for the GOP in the general election no matter who gets the nomination. I just want to make sure Hillary NEVER gets her grubby hands on the White House to leave her stain on the drapes. I also think Hillary is a shoe-in for the Dem nomination. Obama doesn’t have nearly the experience. And the others just don’t have the political machine that Hillary does. I, like others FULLY support her nomination. I have said this for at least two years. I think she will get the nomination. However, I do not think she is electable in the general election. As long as the GOP doesn’t put up a complete moron, they win the White House in ‘08 if Hillary is nominated by the Dems.

As far as the other candidates being beaten by the Democrats I do not agree. If Hillary is the nominee then the other top tier candidates would have a great chance, if it’s Obama it will be tougher but still doable.

Be that it may I’m putting all my support behind the person I feel is the best qualified and agrees with most every principal I have.

Welcome to the party. I’ve been favoring Fred all along. Good to know the message is getting out.

You can see why on my website at http://www.pinnaclecascade.com My site has only a short commentary of my own. It is simply links to articles and videos of the five top tier candidates. Visitors are allowed to make their own judgements without (or extremely miniscule) my commentary.

I will be posting a link to your web site on my web site.

No one ever asked me or anyone I know about Presidential candidates or any other political issue. I have received several radio station polls, but little else. Looking at the reports on who makes up the pool for these polls (a majority of too many political polls are registered Democrats as Curt has pointed out before), I see why the polls are rarely accurate.

I wish the media learned its lesson with “exit polls” over the years and opinion polls in general. I wished they cared about the truth over leftist partisanship also it but know neither will happen.

In short, I do not vote in primaries, but will vote for any Republican over a Democrat. I have not, and unless JFK is ressurected to retake the Democratic Party from the Communist “Watermelon” crowd, I doubt I ever will vote for a Democrat.

Since I doubt the Democrats will break from their very rich leftist base (ironic that these socialists who ‘hate’ the rich are themselves the richest), then I have little doubt the Dems will slide further and further towards moonbatism.

Here’s the morning briefing from over at Fred Files.

Morning Briefing: 11.28.07 -

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

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Curt Thanks again for your support!! THOMPSON 2008-2017

Well, I am a rergular respondant for Gallop and Zogby. I have participated and continue to participate in Rasmussen, Democrat and Republican Party polls, ABC, CBS, and once from the Wall Street Journal. I’ve also been involved in several other polls just in the last six months. Various government departments and agencies, the Senate and House seek my opinions. I take these polls very seriously because my opinions will be used to represent 1000 of you guys. These polls may only be a snapshot, but they change things quickly and often irrevocably.

Curt at Flopping Aces:

As Allah noted, the man is putting out alot of ideas. Meanwhile the MSM and the political pundits in Washington have chosen to dismiss the man as lazy. I don’t see it.

I have delayed putting my support behind one candidate up to now because I wanted to get a feel for each candidate, listen and read their proposals, watch them on the stump and so on. I’ve done a lot of that and thanks to Mike have even gotten firsthand accounts of their visits to his state (being in California doesn’t provide for a whole lot of handshaking time with the candidates).

But a week ago I made my decision and decided to wait until the right time. I figure that time is now so, for those who care,

I support Fred Thompson for President of the United States.

From all of us at Fred )8 Thanks

For me it was an easy decision. As soon as Fred Thompson put his hat into the ring, I was a Fredhead. Living in Tennessee while I was stationed at Ft. Campbell, KY (the lion’s share of the Army post is actually in TN), I had the good fortune to vote for Fred as senator and observe the results of his administration.

The man is even-keeled and smart. My concern is not whether he can capably run our country (he most emphatically can), it’s whether our country can recognize that fact. With our sound bite driven culture of convenience and propaganda, the new voters are accustomed not to researching the candidates themselves, but to letting someone else make their decisions for them. It’s more about what kind of identity these kids can gain immediately through populist association than of what truly is best for them and their descendants.

In light of my observation, I have my doubts about his nomination chances, as long as the current status quo is maintained among the Republican candidates. However, Fred’s steadfast refusal to play the game according to conventionality, sticking instead to his integrity, is why my support for Fred is unwavering. I’m just not sure there are enough people like myself who can recognize his true character.

~V~