He's where he's at in the rarified air of the political big leagues because he's expert at knowing when to hold 'em and when to "told" 'em.
Rudy is canny, also. He's deliberately taking the heat off the possible GOP candidates. He got the words out we've all been WAITING TO HEAR. He knew he'd fall into a hornet's nest....he didn't give a damn....and we love him for it. Believe me, there's no need for candidates Cruz, Walker and other conservative favorites to go spouting off with ultra-controversial buzz words right now. Let others do it for them. And let the media suck air!
Don't think that a lot of these guys aren't coordinating with each other. For example, some non-candidates like Rudy will be acting as lightning rods for others who are going to throw their hats in the ring. Get used to it. A number of candidates and GOP big names will be working together. It's all part of the political chess games.
Nitpickers who call Walker a "squish" just because of this incident reveal the fact that they know little about political strategery.....nor have they much sense of what's always going on behind the scenes.....nor do they have too much sense of the well-planned GOP political timing that goes on during the course of pre-campaigning.
In this case, I trust the experience and knowledge of Rudy and Walker more than I do that of politically-naive armchair strategists who never even ran for a bus in their whole lives let alone state and national office.
Leni
Leni/MinuteGal
Just came online and saw all of this.
This is how the Daily Mail is reporting it.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3260017/posts
“In this case, I trust the experience and knowledge of Rudy and Walker more than I do that of politically-naive armchair strategists who never even ran for a bus in their whole lives let alone state and national office.”
Well said, MinuteGal. Excellent analysis and advice.
Heh! Good observations, Leni.
:^D Excellent... or eeexcilllant as Monty Burns would say.
As you say, I think Rudy is just playing the tough guy... I told my son, he could easily get off the hook by saying, 'Hey! I am open minded; let him prove me wrong... I will listen - and glad to hear it.'
Rudy has decided to tough it out - and saying what any thinking American suspects and has suspected for a long time.