- Posted by Christopher Estep on January 16, 2008
I am a Ronald Reagan conservative through and through. He is the third greatest leader this country has ever had, behind Lincoln and Washington (in that order).
There is only one candidate that truly represents those ideals (including the optimism for America) and has consistently done so throughout his career and that is Fred Dalton Thompson. Every other candidate tries to lay claim to Reagan conservatism, but the only other candidate whose positions align with Reagan is a "Ronnie come lately" whose positions evolve with his political aspirations.
I initially favored Thompson but his lackluster fundraising and campaigning made me (and many others) wonder about his passion for the job. You've got to want it, but you also have to be passionate about your positions and that was lacking in Thompson's campaigning as well as his debate performances. That had left me in a quandary because I can't support someone I don't think has passion for his convictions.
All of that changed when Fred Thompson stepped up to the plate in South Carolina and hit the ball out of the park. I had known Thompson shared my belief about government and its role, but until that debate the "fire in the belly" wasn't there.
There has been talk of "it's too late" but I disagree. It's not even February yet! Every primary or caucus, the MSM does their darndest to get one or more candidates to drop out, because that gives them something new to talk about for 3 days. Don't believe the hype. There are still 46 other states that have yet to have their primaries, including my own state of Georgia on February 5th.
Unfortunately, because Thompson has had a very poorly run campaign, he's lacking in media attention as well as in fundraising. My mother told me once that democracy costs money and if you have an interest in seeing your interests protected, you need to contribute.
Fred Thompson is the only conservative, the only genuine conservative in the race today. But he does need money. If you are interested in getting a truly conservative man into the White House, then I urge you to contribute to Thompson today.
All of the other candidates are pretenders to the throne or a political chameleon. Support the real conservative for President.
