Do you actually have anything, besides bold self assertion, to back that up ?

I'd be real curious to hear you give a proof text of Fred Thompsons Conservative credentials. 

By what standard is he a 'Conservative' – compared to a advocate of socialism such as Hillary ?

The term 'Conservative' has ceased to be an accurate measure of anything. 

What, exactly, are todays self-proclaimed 'Conservatives' trying to conserve ? 

The most recent gains of the last Democrat administration ? 

The usurpations of the Supreme Court ? 

You see, one can claim to be a 'Conservative' by resisting the next socialist innovation, while blitely & ignorantly accepting the prior gains of the socialists, which in turn will be adopted, as the next innovation is proposed.

Ergo, the line of demarcation is constantly moving leftward, towards ever increasing, “Almighty State” with clueless Democrats cheering, and mindless Republicans listlessly resisting, then finally giving in to the pull.

So, I agree, Fred Thompson is like the latter, he can say he objected to SOME liberal ideas, as a 'reactionary Conservative'.  So can half of Congress.

Notice, it hasn't stopped the Federal Juggernaut one bit.

The real test is to ask if he has not only resisted them at their base & root, but does he have a plan to seriously scale back the 'welfare & warefare State' ?

If not, what is the point of his candidacy ?

This distinction belongs to one man, Ron Paul.  If other canidates wish to join him, bravo. 

May the voters have discernment that Congress has lacked, of late.  God make it so !

Almost all of the candidates in the Republican primary this year fall short of conservative ideals, in one area or another.

Except for one, and that man is Fred Thompson. (Well, OK, maybe two – but Duncan Hunter just isn't doing it for me

He is one man who sincerely wants to be President for the right reasons, not because he has a career goal to garner the job.  http://www.fred08.com</br>

I also believe that a man who was able to stand up to a cranky debate moderator will be more than able to stand up to the likes of the North Korean Dictator Kim Il Jong and President Hu Jintao of Red China, and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran.

Who will you want to stand up for your America – any candidate who equivocates and tringualtes every word they say, or a man who shoots straight, tells it like it is, and actually knows what he is talking about?

It is time for Iowans to decide. I'll stand with Fred Thompson.

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OK – alot to 'unpack' here. I've spent copious time & energy investigating “HUCK vs. RON PAUL”. 

In fact, I just finished writing this article, so I'll post it here as a comment. 

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HUCKABEE VS RON PAUL: WHICH MAN AT THIS CRUCIAL HOUR ?

By David Alan

If you look into Huckabee's record in Arkansas, he runs 'right' and governs 'left' – any liberals who wish for a big expensive nanny state have little to fear from him. 

He fashioned Arkansas into a 'sanctuary state' for illegal aliens.  He encouraged the Mexican Government to build a consulate in Little Rock – even gave them Arkansas Govt building rent free while they built it – really !

I would not have believed this until great friends who lived there explained this firsthand.  Sounds unbelievable, eh ? 

Sounds like a move Hillary or Ted Kennedy would be proud of !

Maybe this is why the media has been so happy to give him plenty of 'face time' recently – he's really 'one of them' if you scratch the surface. 

If you're looking for a President that will protect your God given right & limit the size & scope of government, better keep looking. 

I know many evangelicals are enthused about Mr. Huckabee, especially when he seems more genuine than “Rudy Mc Romney”, and he speaks more forthrightly – a refreshing change.

But look deeper.  Consider what, fundamentally has become amiss in our culture, and look at his record in Arkansas.

If you do, I think it will be apparent that Mike Huckabee lacks both the discernment & wisdom to steer America correctly, favorable impressions notwithstanding.

It was enjoyable seeing someone question the reigning paradigm of PC ideology, as Janet Huckabee did in a recent interview in the Iowa Independant…but note that she eneded with a whining equivocation, instead of a convincing refutation, which the man who would lead America forth must be able to do.

The next President will have to confront challenges that threaten the very foundations of our civilization: 

The concept of marriage, undeniably a resounding fundamental building block of all civilization, is under relentless attack today. 

Consider the irony of “gay” marriage advocacy. 

Does anyone pause, for a moment, to consider the fact that if the “gay” advocates got their way, fell swoop, if 'gay marriage' became the default choice, humanity would die out in 1 generation ?

Or if that their parents had chosen the self destructiveness way of 'gay marriage', in preference to heterosexual, reproducive marriage, – they wouldn't even exist to ask the question ?

Or that evolution (if it had happened), would have 'de-selected' any & all of those who practiced Sodomy ?

This goes to the heart of the Huckabee duplicity: they want to thump the Bible for votes, but they don't want to go 'all the way'.  They want to win, but not badly enough to go all out.

In other words, in the above interview, I hear (former Baptist preacher) Huckabee 'playing to the home crowd' by mentioning – very lightly – Biblical truths.  Just enough to get 'recognized' as 'one of you Evangelicals', but not enough so they actually deny the patently false premises of the Pro-Sodomy crowd. 

The result ?  Christian crowd pleasing sermons on Sunday, and Bible affirming, flag waving speeches abound – SYMBOLS.

However, funding and governement legislation continues to war on behalf of Sodomy and against fundamental Truths, such as the crucial importance of heterosexual marriage & procreation -(without which our society cannot long survive) – SUBSTANCE. 

Could it be any clearer, where this leads us ?

Christians want to play patty cake with the Truth.  We take such vain comfort in our SYMBOLS, that we allow the enemy to win the debate & define  the – SUBSTANCE.

We want to please God, but we're unwilling to displease men. 

We're afraid Truth will offend.  It will.  So be it.  At least be consistent. 

So, to tip my thesis: I think the difference between Gov Huckabee & Dr. Ron Paul is similar:  SYMBOLS VS SUBSTANCE. 

To bolster the argument:

A case in point is exaclty what Gov. Huckabee did in Arkansas, he pointed out the errors of Darwinian Evolutionary Myth – not hard to do – but then continued to fund it with big government money, which is completely goofy.

The Arkansas taxpayers voted overwhelmingly through the legislature to defund state-mandated Darwinian myth, but Gov. Huckabee, his eye on the White House bid & afraid of being pegged by the ACLU types as a 'hick Pro Creationist' Southern Gov' – vetoed it. 

Nice, he killed the Truth, continued funding Darwinian myth, and denied the Arkansas taxypaying Citizens (huge majority of which are Christians) relief from funding, or having their children learn trendy Darwinian lies.

Look, if some people want to tell Darwinian dreams to their children that rob them of hope & help ruin their future, is not for civil government to deny them. 

But, for goodness sake, let them fund the lies on their own dime.

Mis-use the taxpayers money to indoctrinate children with the vain idea that their 'first father was a monkey' – and then wonder why society becomes aimless, dependant & dispondent in 2 generations: the news headlines confirms that.

[Believing lies about God, His world & our place in it NEVER has good results !]

Darwinain evolution is so manifestly unplausible it's a bad joke – it's failed philosophy masquerading as serious science – it could only survive this long with Government funding via State Funded High Schools & Universties. 

Time to pull the plug.

State funded, compulsory Evolutionism should go first:

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Now we come to Ron Paul.  You can tell he's a man who's comfortable, in his own skin, with the truth. 

He doesn't pull back – no equivocation – like you get with a neo-evangelical such as Gov. Huckabee. 

He's fully witnessing of the truth. 

Ron Paul threatens to end this foolish gravy train.  He, in mellow, respecful but intelligent fashion, calls Americans back to our roots of Truth & Liberty.

Not with central government mandates, either. 

He's aims to get the Federal Government out of the education business, which will help send the message:

the various states (AR,IA,CA,TX,etc) shouldn't be in it either. 

Which can make public schools, once again, locally controlled.  Schools should draw their values from the community, to integrate with that community. 

Schools would be far healthier, as under local community control, there would be no 'edu-ocracy' to spread bad ideas system wide. 

You may get error, but it can't travel state or nationwide like it does now.

If you disagree on the standards taught in your local schools, go ahead & educate them at home.

As the growing Home-School movement attests – over 3 million now schooled at home – we do that for our 5 children, too.

RP on homeschooling: http://www.ronpaul20...

In any case you should not pay for an education you are not using – schools should be, like life, 'pay as you go'. 

Use them, pay for them. 

Dr Ron Paul doesn't do interviews, declaring to an interviewer the evils of Unconstituional government power, then out of the other side of his mouth, promise greater welfare benefits to the crowd.

He tells Politicians : stop stealing our money thru taxes & inflation (the hidden tax). Stop pandering – lying for votes – to the Demopublicans & Republicrats both.

He tells graft hungry Voters: stop expecting government to pay your way.  Stop demanding theft to fund your lack of drive & determination. Stop expecting transfer payments via welfare, food stamps, free student loans, Socialist Insecurity,

He tells Corporations: corporate welfare is terminated.  Send the lobbyists on permanent vacation.  No more 'government contracts'.  No more endless wars, from which you profit greatly & greedily.

Now you gotta stand on your own merits !

To quote RP:  “It's not the Governments job to clothe, house, feed or educate anyone !”

To which a thoughtful person could reply: then whose job is it, then ?

“It's the job of families, individuals, churches & private aid associations, not civil government, to show mercy and help needy folks for these things…..”

The growth of the “Almighty State” (and it's resulting Welfare & Warfare promotion), come at the expense of other 'governments':

Self

Family

Church

Private Associations: 

(Boy Scouts, Elks, Knights of Columbus, Gideons, etc)

Thus, the Ron Paul Revolution isn't simply about electing a 'savior' who then makes all things right.

It is about getting behind a man who posseses the Character & Integrity to embody & envision these Principles. 

Principles that were declared, explicitly at our beginning, to be founded upon 'unalienable rights' based upon a recognition of the “laws of Nature & Nature's God”, [hence America's basic recognition & foundation of Biblical premises].

As citizens we're called to our duty, in light of these truths, in our personal & familial relations.

If we do our Duty, the Ron Paul Revoltion won't just be a campaign slogan, it can become reality.

I trust many will appreciate the vast difference between what these two men stand for – and what that difference portends for the future.  Once you look closely, it's clear:

http://www.RonPaul2008.com – official site

http://www.LewRockwell.com – intellectual capital

http://www.ChristiansForRonPaul.com – indepth look at Dr. Paul

http://www.DailyPaul.com – grassroots site, good updates

Ron Paul is the only man running who'd be able to hold an intelligent conversation with the Founding Fathers. 

Huckabee will be GWB 2 – he's has slick appeal, but is shifty in his ethics & application – do we need more of that ?

David Alan

Sorry, I realize this article is is a bit long for a comment – been mulling this deeply for two months now – I couldn't miss the chance to tell my fellow Americans why our family has decided to get fully behind Ron Paul – there is, perhaps, more at stake than any of us realize.

Voters must also consider how bin Laden and Zawahiri would perceive the election of a former preacher. It would give credibility to their view that this is a Christian war on Islam, a perception that the Bush Administration has wisely side-stepped for the reason that it would only embolden the terrorists.

Mike Huckabee's naivete in the arena of foreign affairs must be considered in this election.

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