Micah Tillman

I just got back from my local polling place. It was so much fun.
Fred Thompson is still on the ballot in Maryland. So I voted for Thompson. (*uproarious laughter*) But not only is Thompson on the ballot, you have to vote for delegates to the Convention separately.
Many of the delegates have their chosen candidate’s name [...]

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What a great phrase. “Surges in the polls.”
He’s just broken the 20% barrier in SC. That’s exciting for me, because Thompson is either the only candidate who understands the difference between principles and issues, or he’s the only one who thinks the difference is important enough to talk about.
And it also means he’s probably [...]

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Fred Thompson (my favorite Republican presidential candidate, along with Rudy Giuliani) has just announced his tax plan. Woo! Nothing like tax-talk to get you going in the morning.
It’ll somehow be optional (that is, you can stick with the current system if you want), and will only have two brackets: 10% and 25%.
Seems closer to what [...]

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I was reading a post yesterday about voting your principles rather than voting pragmatically (which reminds me of all that Clinton stuff). It was a fellow Christian who, unlike myself, is a Huckabee supporter in the mode of James Dobson. You’d be violating your principles if you, like Pat Robertson, went for Giuliani, said said [...]

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Here are the stories I’m finding most interesting this morning:
Thompson alone tackles entitlements
Thompson is the only candidate I’ve heard portray something as requiring a sacrifice for a good cause. You won’t hear Clinton say the same thing about her universal healthcare plan, even though it will require sacrifices.
Craig Crawford’s Trail Mix: Obama’s Halloween Scare Could [...]

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