Wednesday, March 21, 2007
A damn dirty trick
"As expected, Republican Tennessee Congressman Jimmy Duncan has jumped ship from the Mitt Romney campaign and is now backing former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson for president - even though Thompson hasn't even said if he's going to run," Elephant Biz reports.
I can abide many things, but disloyalty insn't one of them. I might - might - be willing to cut Duncan some slack if ol' Fred had announced that he's fo' sho' going to run for president. Thompson could well decide that he simply hasn't the stomach for a presidential run. What a damn dirty trick Duncan's defection will be at that point.
Meanwhile, the Hotline recently reported that uber-GOP fundraiser Ted Welch will not ditch Mitt Romney, no matter what Fred Thompson decides vis a vis the 2008 campaign:
"Many Tennessee Republicans appear ready to support Thompson if he runs, and that's led to speculation that Welch would stop picking up the phone for Romney and chair Thompson's campaign.
"'Ted Welch is with us,' said Matt Rhoades, Romney's communications director.
"To go an inch deeper: he has committed to Romney even if Fred Thompson runs?
"'Ted Welch is solidly with us,' Rhoades said."
Welch personally confirmed his commitment to VolunteerVoters.com's A. Kleinheider:
"No, I wouldn't switch. I've committed to Romney. That's what commitment means."
Well stated, Mr. Welch.
I can abide many things, but disloyalty insn't one of them. I might - might - be willing to cut Duncan some slack if ol' Fred had announced that he's fo' sho' going to run for president. Thompson could well decide that he simply hasn't the stomach for a presidential run. What a damn dirty trick Duncan's defection will be at that point.
Meanwhile, the Hotline recently reported that uber-GOP fundraiser Ted Welch will not ditch Mitt Romney, no matter what Fred Thompson decides vis a vis the 2008 campaign:
"Many Tennessee Republicans appear ready to support Thompson if he runs, and that's led to speculation that Welch would stop picking up the phone for Romney and chair Thompson's campaign.
"'Ted Welch is with us,' said Matt Rhoades, Romney's communications director.
"To go an inch deeper: he has committed to Romney even if Fred Thompson runs?
"'Ted Welch is solidly with us,' Rhoades said."
Welch personally confirmed his commitment to VolunteerVoters.com's A. Kleinheider:
"No, I wouldn't switch. I've committed to Romney. That's what commitment means."
Well stated, Mr. Welch.
# posted by Joltin' Django @ Wednesday, March 21, 2007 
