Brain Fertilizer

I'm doing something I've never done before:
Supporting a political campaign with personal time, my blog, and a political donation.

I did not like any of the Republican candidates this cycle. I don't like Giuliani or Romney, and can't stand McCain. I could, perhaps, support Tom Tancredo, but he's already been labeled a nutcase by the Democratic-controlled mainstream media, so he would be unlikely to win a nomination.

But Fred Thompson is a guy I can get behind.

He's not perfect as a conservative, but he's very good.

He's a member of Hollywood...but an outsider, not brainwashed by the empty-headed, hypocritical liberalism there. He's a former member of the Senate and the Beltway, but an outsider there, too, and doesn't seem brainwashed by the greedy, cynical (and hypocritical) materialism there.

I think what I like best about him, however, is what many people will dismiss and castigate:

He's an actor.

President George W. Bush was correct in his principles. He used terrific strategy to implement the most important platforms of his administration, the Iraq liberation and tax cuts. But he couldn't sell them well enough. He was constantly on the defensive, and thus he hemorrhaged political capital like a fire hydrant. That resulted in having to compromise on too many issues, and surrender or failure on too many others, like social security reform.

Thompson can sell anything. He will put his critics on the defensive, if not on the run. He will be able to acquire political capital and spend it at need.

I think he is highly intelligent, and will be able to meet the demands of conservatives without compromising his integrity on things he doesn't agree with. What I mean is, he will be a servant of the people within the scope of his personal values. I believe he will do what the people need, even when it is not what the people want. He should be able to balance the differing demands of the societal conservatives and fiscal conservatives.

I support him for President in 2008.