The New York Times had an opinion article about Thune today...so he is gaining some national media attention for not being a nutjob.
Is the C-street boy wonder NOT a nutjob? I honestly don't have enough information about him.
I was under the impression he was in quite tight with Coburn, DeMint and Inhofe...he was a James Dobson disciple...and he takes the most extreme right position possible when voting on just about every issue. But I could be way off. I'd like to know if he supports rape, incest and life & health of the mother exceptions on abortion...or if he would be willing to carve out a more centrist position on gun control...or if he thinks two gay men have as much right to adopt a child as a heterosexual couple. None of these would make him a leftist by any stretch.
If he's a McCain or Lugar type conservative, I am willing to listen. If he's a DeMint or Palin conservative, then no thanks.
One thing I think some people forget. While there are far right, Christo-fascists who act and sound like dangerous crazies (DeMint is a good example) we should remember that there are some pols who share DeMint's every position and point of view...and yet manage to sound and act like they don't. Mike Pence and John Thune are two of the better examples of this. This makes them electable in a primary for sure, and quite possibly in a general.
