Thompson Loses Key Conservative Adviser Over FMA Stance

Almost missed this, but it's interesting:

Ex-Sen. Fred "Thompson also doesn't support the FMA, which this week prompted one of his key campaign consultants, Bill Wichterman, to walk out. Wichterman, who previously served as conservative outreach director for former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., had been considered an important 'get' for Thompson."

Comments

So an advisor leaves over a presidential candidate's refusal to support a position which, even were it not mathematically dead in both houses, is not in any way a presidential action since the Constitution gives no authority to the Executive Branch over the amendment process?

Sounds like it's not a big loss.

Posted by Bob K | October 5, 2007 10:18 PM

Presidential positions, stances, policies are more about what the candidate believes is important, what he is willing to fight for, sponsor, get behind, work toward, lobby, push, prod, bully pulpit, and finagle during the course of his presidency. Thompson didn't lose an advisor because he wasn't supporting MFA. He lost the counsultant because Thompson won't work for, fight for, represent, inspire, give hope, battle, coalition build in Washington in order for the FMA to gain life and become a possibility again. And that, my dear reader frineds, is very much a huge loss!

Posted by David G. | October 6, 2007 12:21 AM