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Originally Posted by DGTess
Well, by action I meant doing something. Others are pointing to their records, which you can take as evidence (Ron Paul, for instance, tilting at windmills, or Romney, who makes me think there are lots of seesaws in my home state of Massachusetts, or Clinton, who actually has less time in the White House than others with the same type role she had). Thompson hasn't trotted out a record, that I've seen.
Leaves me wondering. I don't get the sense he wants the job. One question I've asked every political candidate I've met - Why do you want the job? Those who can't answer (and you'd be surprised how many there are, particularly at the local and state levels) don't get my vote.
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His record in the Senate is definitely out there, and he discussed it during the debates when appropriate, I though. The 'doesn't really want the job" thing is floated out there, but he's answered it to my satisfaction.
Did you see the full Fred quotes about this in context this week?
He boils it down to wanting to serve the country as president and wanting to be able to do things only the president can do, but thinking that campaigning in the contemporary age is crap, which is really hard to argue with if you ask me.
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