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Sunday, May 27, 2007
Thompson and the vision thing
Thompson's fill-in Commentating hearkens back to Reagan's radio spots between serving as governor and running for president. I don't know if Thompson writes his own stuff (like Reagan), but he clearly seems to have "the vision thing." Here's his commentary on Memorial Day: Fred Thompson on Memorial Day.
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Fred harkens back to a day when America led by example and had moral authority.
"The pursuit of 'dominance' in foreign policy led the Bush administration to ignore the UN, to do serious damage to our most important alliances, to violate international law, and to cultivate the hatred and contempt of many in the rest of the world. The seductive appeal of exercising unconstrained unilateral power led this president to interpret his powers under the constitution in a way that brought to life the worst nightmare of the founders. Any policy based on domination of the rest of the world not only creates enemies for the US and recruits for al-Qaida, but also undermines the international cooperation that is essential to defeating terrorists who wish to harm and intimidate America. Instead of 'dominance', we should be seeking pre-eminence in a world where nations respect us and seek to follow our leadership and adopt our values.
With the blatant failure by the government to respect the rule of law, we face a great challenge in restoring America's moral authority in the world. Our moral authority is our greatest source of strength. It is our moral authority that has been recklessly put at risk by the cheap calculations of this wilful president.
The unpleasant truth is that Bush's failed policies in both Iraq and Afghanistan have made the world a far more dangerous place. Our friends in the Middle East, including most prominently Israel, have been placed in greater danger because of the policy blunders and sheer incompetence with which the civilian Pentagon officials have conducted this war."
- Albert Arnold Gore, Jr - duly elected by the American people as the 43rd president of the USA
Wow, someone going to all that trouble to comment shouldn't do it anonymously . . . is that you, Al?
Bush didn't "ignore" the UN. Heck, we gave Saddam at least 8(?) months to prepare for war fooling around with the UN as appeasement-minded Dems demanded.
"Worst nightmare" is a little over-the-top, isn't it?
Ask the women and girls in Afghanistan how much our foreign policy is rooted in a desire to dominate as opposed to moral authority?
Did Gore get more votes in the electoral college (that's the way we pick Presidents in America, "Anonymous") than Bush? Is Gore really signing started his "writings" that way?
But it is encouraging to see that even a Gore supporter is inclined to back a Thompson candidacy. Can we count on your vote if Fred's the GOP nominee, "Anonymous"?
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