While the tone may rub the wrong way at moments (women and pro-chiocers never “piously rant” on the abortion issue? Please), I concur with the gist of Sandra’s comment. The President of the United States ought have as little to do as possible with values and social issues. He/She is not going to fix the swath of immorality in our midst, no matter how earnestly he prays.
And by the same token, neither should the president be involved in setting school policy or fixing inner-city blight or tilting at any of the other windmills pointed out by the chattering class. The security and stability of the Republic as a whole is his business. Everything else is a pointless distraction.
Thompson’s talk on federalism leads me to believe that he understands this. Giuliani has made similar noise, but as others have said, I do not trust the man’s instinct’s to grant him a primary vote.
That said, I will happily give him the nod should he be facing off against Hillary. I don’t see why that should be a difficult decision. If libertarians can hold their nose (twice) for Bush, then the V.V.’s can do it for Rudy.
