What Fred Thompson Stands For
Published by Luckbox on Thursday, May 31, 2007 at 2:58 PM.
Lazy journalists and even lazier bloggers will repeat over and over again that Fred Thompson is some kind of mystery candidate, light on the issues but heavy on the exposure. I suppose the implication is that his 8 years as a U.S. Senator means less than Hillary Clinton's and Barack Obama's combined 9 years in the Senate. There's lots of lazy journalists in America. Doesn't make them right.
The Iraq War
Fred Thompson voted for the Iraq war authorization bill back in 2002. He still supports that vote today. He continues to believe that Saddam Hussein was a threat to America and that Iraq had ties to al Qaida. He also supported the troop surge and was against the Democrats non-binding resolution denouncing the President's plan. However, he's also been critical of some of the handling the war, including intelligence problems before and during the war.
Immigration
Fred Thompson is adamantly opposed to President Bush's and Ted Kennedy's proposal on immigration reform. He supports strengthening our borders and our immigration enforcement first and foremost to prevent the kinds of lapses that allowed the 9/11 terrorists and the Fort Dix suspects from walking free.
Health Care
While in the Senate, Fred Thompson voted on a number of health care related bills. All are available at the Library of Congress. Those votes include: voting NO on allowing the reimportation of prescription drugs from Canada, voted YES on the 2001 prescription drug benefit bill, voted YES on Medicare means testing and voted NO medical savings accounts. You may also want to read Thompson's response to filmmaker Michael Moore's Cuban health care visit.
Taxes
Fred Thompson supports lower taxes and a simplified tax system. He belives a redistribution of wealth through taxes is bad for the economy and that tax cuts stimulate the economy. He voted to eliminate the marriage penalty and to require a super-majority by Congress to raise taxes.
Global Warming
Fred Thompson has expressed skepticism about explantions regarding climate change.
Abortion
Fred Thompson is staunchly pro-life. He believes Roe v. Wade was bad law. He supports strict constructionists on the Supreme Court. He voted to ban partial birth abortions and human cloning.
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It didn't take me long to put this list together. Fred Thompson has a record. From his days as a prosecutor where he helped bring down President Nixon during Watergate to toppling a Tennessee governor in 1977 for selling pardons. He won two Senate races in absolute landslides and he served as the Chairman on Governmental Affairs for 5 years. More than 30 articles he's written since the beginning of the year can be found at the National Review Online. And yet, no one seems to know what he stands for?
Lazy.
The Iraq War
Fred Thompson voted for the Iraq war authorization bill back in 2002. He still supports that vote today. He continues to believe that Saddam Hussein was a threat to America and that Iraq had ties to al Qaida. He also supported the troop surge and was against the Democrats non-binding resolution denouncing the President's plan. However, he's also been critical of some of the handling the war, including intelligence problems before and during the war.
Immigration
Fred Thompson is adamantly opposed to President Bush's and Ted Kennedy's proposal on immigration reform. He supports strengthening our borders and our immigration enforcement first and foremost to prevent the kinds of lapses that allowed the 9/11 terrorists and the Fort Dix suspects from walking free.
Health Care
While in the Senate, Fred Thompson voted on a number of health care related bills. All are available at the Library of Congress. Those votes include: voting NO on allowing the reimportation of prescription drugs from Canada, voted YES on the 2001 prescription drug benefit bill, voted YES on Medicare means testing and voted NO medical savings accounts. You may also want to read Thompson's response to filmmaker Michael Moore's Cuban health care visit.
Taxes
Fred Thompson supports lower taxes and a simplified tax system. He belives a redistribution of wealth through taxes is bad for the economy and that tax cuts stimulate the economy. He voted to eliminate the marriage penalty and to require a super-majority by Congress to raise taxes.
Global Warming
Fred Thompson has expressed skepticism about explantions regarding climate change.
Abortion
Fred Thompson is staunchly pro-life. He believes Roe v. Wade was bad law. He supports strict constructionists on the Supreme Court. He voted to ban partial birth abortions and human cloning.
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It didn't take me long to put this list together. Fred Thompson has a record. From his days as a prosecutor where he helped bring down President Nixon during Watergate to toppling a Tennessee governor in 1977 for selling pardons. He won two Senate races in absolute landslides and he served as the Chairman on Governmental Affairs for 5 years. More than 30 articles he's written since the beginning of the year can be found at the National Review Online. And yet, no one seems to know what he stands for?
Lazy.
