Calvin Coolidge Redux
By GAIL COLLINS
New York Times
Fred Thompson did great in that debate! He stayed upright the whole time! And he knew the name of the prime minister of Canada! No question, this man is ready to lead.
There the Republican presidential candidates were, debating in Michigan, the state with the highest unemployment rate in the nation. Its government is foundering in a sinkhole of disappearing revenues. Detroit is a shell of a once-great city. The good union jobs keep disappearing. The sense of betrayal, of loss and sadness, is everywhere.
And there was Fred Thompson, first up to the plate, offering hope to these particularly beleaguered Americans:
“I think there certainly are those in Michigan that are having difficulty. I think you always find that in a vibrant, dynamic economy. I think that not enough has been done to tell what some call the greatest story never told, and that is that we are enjoying a period of growth right now, and we should acknowledge what got us there and continue those same policies on into the future.”
Thank you so much for coming to Michigan, Senator Thompson. Loved you in “The Hunt for Red October.”
When you watch a bunch of presidential candidates on a stage, you are almost invariably looking at a bunch of very rich people. Some of them were born into privilege, like Mitt Romney and John McCain. Some had privilege thrust upon them, like Rudy Giuliani, who parlayed his 9/11 moment into an extraordinarily lucrative public speaking career and consulting business. Thompson rose from humble roots thanks to friends and one well-connected ex-wife.
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New York Times
Fred Thompson did great in that debate! He stayed upright the whole time! And he knew the name of the prime minister of Canada! No question, this man is ready to lead.
There the Republican presidential candidates were, debating in Michigan, the state with the highest unemployment rate in the nation. Its government is foundering in a sinkhole of disappearing revenues. Detroit is a shell of a once-great city. The good union jobs keep disappearing. The sense of betrayal, of loss and sadness, is everywhere.
And there was Fred Thompson, first up to the plate, offering hope to these particularly beleaguered Americans:
“I think there certainly are those in Michigan that are having difficulty. I think you always find that in a vibrant, dynamic economy. I think that not enough has been done to tell what some call the greatest story never told, and that is that we are enjoying a period of growth right now, and we should acknowledge what got us there and continue those same policies on into the future.”
Thank you so much for coming to Michigan, Senator Thompson. Loved you in “The Hunt for Red October.”
When you watch a bunch of presidential candidates on a stage, you are almost invariably looking at a bunch of very rich people. Some of them were born into privilege, like Mitt Romney and John McCain. Some had privilege thrust upon them, like Rudy Giuliani, who parlayed his 9/11 moment into an extraordinarily lucrative public speaking career and consulting business. Thompson rose from humble roots thanks to friends and one well-connected ex-wife.
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