Sunday, December 30, 2007
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On FNS, Republican Presidential hopeful Fred Thompson seemed to predict a strong third place showing in Iowa, stating the the RCP average which put him a distant third included an outlier. Asked about Mike Huckabee, Thompson pointed out that Huckabee has a “blame America first” mindset. Asked about Mitt Romney, Thompson offered that Mitt changes his philosophy as the wind blows and that it is “hard to pin Mitt down on what he actually believes.”

Next on FNS, David Yepsen said that Romney’s negative advertising could work for him in Iowa.

On TW, Democratic Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton declared that she played a major role in Bill Clinton’s Administration but promised that he would not play a major role in hers. She boasted that she was given access to classified material when he was President despite the fact that she lacked the requisite security clearance.

Next on TW, Republican Presidential hopeful John McCain defended himself against Romney’s attacks in response to his attacks in response to Romney’s initial attacks by pointing out that he was merely quoting the Concord Monitor stating that Mitt Romney is a “phony.” He would not there call Romney a phony, saying that this was something the voters will decide.

On MTP, Republican Presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee covered a list of what he said were Romney mischaracterizations of him and his records. He was effective here, and he did not slip when defending his foreign policy or his faith.

Next on MTP, Democratic Presidential hopeful Barack Obama talked about a “we” who had to fix things in Pakistan. I’m assuming that he meant the United Nations rather than the United States. Russert suggested that Benazir Bhutto was shot as a result of our invasion of Iraq, and Obama disagreed.

On FTN, Democratic Presidential hopeful John Edwards spouted that corporate greed and corporate power have a hold on the soul of our democracy. He boasted that when he calls the ambassador and demands a call back from Pervez Musharraf, Musharraf calls back.

And on CNN’s Late Edition, Fred Thompson told host Wolf Blitzer that it would not surprise him if he came in second place in Iowa. As for his campaign, he promised to keep doing what he’s doing: “There will be on change in Fred.”

Next on LE, Hillary stressed curtailing monetary assistance to Pakistan because Musharraf is not reliable. She wants an “independent, international investigation” of Bhutto’s death, as she doesn’t trust Pakistan.

The show-by-show review is over at RedState.com.