DJ, Mrs DJ, Fred Thompson and Me

So regular reader DJ (and the lovely Mrs. DJ) have asked why I am such a Fred D. Thompson fan. AND, they have used The Hon. Gentleman from Tennessee in a (very funny) tree-hugging joke against a certain Republican Who Thinks Recycling Is Stupid (me). They got me some biodegradable cleaning supplies as a housewarming gift. This concerns me, because if the mere Earth can degrade these cleaning supplies, what will GERMS be able to do to them? Will the cleaning supplies cower in fear as the germs take over my once happy home? Will my home become disease central, with ebola and the black plague running rampant? Perhaps if I mix them with some Clorox...

However, it was very thoughtful of them and completely unexpected. And of course, I find their naivete touching. They don't recognize the threat that germs are in this world. They seem to think that if we want peace with the germs, the germs will want peace with us. The grapefruit scented stuff does smell pretty good though...

Once again, my all-time favorite Mr. Burns quote: (all together now) "Oooh, so Mother Nature needs a favor?! Well maybe she should have thought of that when she was besetting us with droughts and floods and poison monkeys! Nature started the fight for survival, and now she wants to quit because she’s losing. Well I say, hard cheese."

Seriously though, I read a wonderful editorial on the blog imao.us recently, which talked about the concerns many people were expressing about certain animals, bugs and plants becoming extinct. They came up with a list of animals that are actually useful and enjoyed by people (and not just for eating). There were about 5 animals on the list. (NOTE: Cats should be included. Frank just likes to goof on cats.) And as for bugs, well come on. We've all had otherwise wonderful summertime events ruined by crawling (or, worse yet, flying) things. And if we could get rid of the poppy, coca plant and cannibis, our War on Drugs (TM) would get a lot easier. Then we could focus on the War on Cough Syrup (and whatever else goes into making Meth).

Here's the link:
http://www.imao.us/archives/007570.html

But the real point of this post is: a few posts ago, DJ wondered WHY (besides his obvious super-coolness) I want Fred Thompson to be our next president.

Since I know that Democrats get twitchy when they have to read long stuff, I will keep this short and sweet.

I want Fred Thompson to be president because:
*He is SMRT (yes, that's on purpose, Homer!)
*He has been very consistent about what he is for/against, unlike 99.9% of politicians out there, who change with the wind. And I agree with most everything he is for/against.
*He is generally viewed as a straight shooter by other politicians (as opposed to, say, Bill Clinton, who had acquired a nickname by his fellow politicians that was a little too reminiscent of Tricky Dick, even for a young college kid like me).
*(And it's sad that this should even have to be a factor) He has name recognition - the fact that he's an actor will help get him votes.
*Fortunately, however, he was a lawyer and a senator first, so he's not just an actor. He has chops.
*He doesn't seem to suffer fools gladly, which is important to me (and part of the "straight shooter" factor).
*His wife is an intelligent professional woman in her own right, and not just arm candy.
*He seems stable and confident, assertive but not hyper. A real man, if you will.
*He has some experience under his belt, which is important. I know hippies used to say not to trust anyone over 30 (which is pretty pathetic because they are now 60 and still want to dictate every aspect of our culture to us), but when it comes to the people who run the country (or state, or city) I don't trust anyone under 30. I'm sorry. You must have life experience to make the tough decisions.