Time for a Conservative to Step Up

Where are the conservative republican presidential candidates? Some conservative, if there's one out there, needs to step up soon and show some down to earth leadership. David Limbaugh, in his most recent column, makes some good arguments that Fred Thompson may be the one who fits the bill.

Limbaugh lays out the good points of the republican candidates, but also points out why none of them deserve to run under the "conservative" moniker.

Thompson may be the guy who is closer to conservatism than the rest, but sooner than later, he needs to get out there and show us his stuff. According to Limbaugh:

I must confess that Fred is the only one I don't have major reservations about -- apart from his electability. Yes, I worry that he supported McCain-Feingold and that he might not be a strong supply-sider. But on most issues, he seems reliably conservative and appears to have a solid and strong character. I do believe that with Fred, we know what we are getting.

I find his lack of "fire in the belly" refreshing. He strikes me as one of the few presidential candidates since Ronald Reagan whose primary motivation is not personal aggrandizement but rather serving and leading the nation in very troubled and dangerous times. I see him as almost being drafted into this project, and his refusal to drool publicly over the prospect of becoming the most powerful man in the world is positively delightful.

Read the whole piece and see his take on the republican players.