The Spectacle Blog
Thompson in one of the pre-NH debates (Saturday or Sunday— they run together to the extent I still remember them) did strongly criticize immigration reform and define amnesty as letting illegals stay here, which is an implicit criticism of McCain. However, he has not done so in a personal way and he and McCain agree on most other issues so the differences there are not stark. Aside from their friendship I think there are practical reason to aim his fire elsewhere. He’s got to knock off Huckabee to grab social conservatives in SC and scoop up what’s left of the Romney ones (Romney may be pulling out there according to this). But time is running out for him and it does not sound like he is dramatically changing the tenor of his approach.
Leave a comment
Related Blog Posts
More Blog Posts by Jennifer Rubin
http://spectator.org/blog/2008/01/10/re-thompson-blogger-call
Follow us:
ADVERTISEMENT
SPONSORED LINKS
FLASHBACK TO: 1995
-
Pope Culture
A man of faith in a godless age is hitting Americans where it hurts.
-
Why the GOP Does Not, Like, Totally Suck
Mr. and Mrs. American Spectator Reader, let P.J. O’Rourke talk sense to your kids.
-
Dames at Sea
-
In the Absence of Guns
In Britain, defending your property can get you life.
-
The Metaphysical Martini
-
Counting the Costs of Clintonism
The debacle of this president’s administration is both a cause and a symptom of the decline of American values. Unless Congress impeaches him, that decline will go on unchecked. An eminent jurist surveys the damage and assesses the chances for the recovery of our culture.
-
Chuck McHagel
It won’t take long for conservatives to scratch this presidential wannabe off their 2008 scorecard.
-
The Legacy of Old John and Mother Fresh-Roasted
-
It’s the Best Time of the Year
The American Christmas, like the songs that celebrate it, makes room for everybody under the rainbow. Is that why so many people seem to be hostile to it?
-
The Bush Crack-Up
Was the President done in by the economy, or by the politics of the economy?
Clip of the Day
ADVERTISEMENT
