Molasses Moves

Fred Thompson has pulled out of the race. Thank you Fred for the collateral damage. You pulling out of the race has caused my email box to be FLOODED with emails. To all of you who have badgered me in the past 24 hours, yes this is PART of what I eluded to in my January 11 post. There is more to my prediction, but the problem is I don't know which way to call it. Are you confused? So am I. The night of the debate, I turned to my wife and said "Oh my gosh, I just realized Thompson is dropping out and aligning himself with ___________" When she asked me what I meant, I told her I thought "Fred is going to attempt to get the Vice-presidency." Though she agreed half-heartedly, she reminded me that Fred was trying to win South Carolina. Something in me said that was wrong; Fred is not trying to win, he is trying to align himself with a candidate.

So who is the mystery blank? I can tell you his name, but let's look at the likely candidates who could take Fred as their VP. John McCain is the media darling right now. Not surprisingly, the media loves him, and I think he is a bit liberal for my taste. (surprise, surprise) The only problem I see with a McCain Thompson ticket is that McCain is too liberal for Thompson. I think that is an "oil-and-water" mixture.

Mike Huckabee is an unlikely candidate for slightly different reasons. Not only is Mike Huckabee liberal, he is also a non-competitive candidate. How is he going to stand toe to toe with the likes of Bill Clinton, opps, I mean Hillary. No, Mike Huckabee is not the man who is headed for the White House.

Rudy Giuliani? Hmmm, no. This is the Candidate that never was. I wish I could say more about Rudy, but he is really dropping off the map. If Rudy does not win in Florida, where does he go? Where can he win? He has one delegate and apparently about the same amount of support. This is a very sad situation for Rudy Giuliani because I thought he was going to be the man. Americas Mayor, the man who was best known going into this race, and the most likely candidate. Don't get me wrong, I like Rudy, I just disagree with some of his ideas.

This leaves only one candidate in my mind; Mitt Romney. Could Fred side with Mitt and push him into the white house? I think he might try, but in this case, I don't know if Mitt would take Fred as his VP. It's not that Fred doesn't have anything to offer, it's that Fred doesn't have anything "NEW" to offer. The two most conservative candidates on the stage are Fred Thompson and Mitt Romney. Even if Mitt would not take Thompson as his VP, Thompson should still jump behind Mitt and push him to the winners circle.

Tom Tancredo made a great choice my standing behind Mitt. I do not say this because I voted for Mitt Romney, I say it because Tom made the hardest choice of all who are voting; "Who best fits MY agenda." Tom decided to contact all the candidates and see who had the best plan (in Tom's eyes) for illegal immigration. Tom chose Romney. Now Fred is going to do the same. I think Fred is going to jump behind Mitt for this primary because Mitt best encompasses the policies Fred Thompson stands for. Further, and to answer the question (what name was in the _______?) in paragraph one, I think Fred might be trying to convince Mitt to take him as his VP.

My predictions have been off by numbers only. I only got one placement incorrect so far, so I am confident this will be my first major blunder. I honestly believe my thoughts on Thompson are accurate, but there is always the chance that I have overlooked a small detail. I seriously doubt Fred Thompson has missed anything, and I am sure Fred has analyzed this thing a thousand times harder than I have. I am positive Fred knows what I know:

In Republican ONLY primaries (closed primary), the conservative candidate (Mitt) will win.