BREAKING: Giuliani Files Statement for Candidacy for President

[BladeLWS]

Breaking on Fox News. Giuliani Files Statement of Candidacy for President

No article yet.

[flixxx]

Flashing light on Drudge proclaiming the same news.

[Fawn]

Good.....now how about Newt?

[mysterio]

And so it begins.

[Always Right]

I thought he filed last week.

[Spiff]

For which party?

No, seriously. He intentionally left the PARTY field blank when he filed to create his exploratory committee. And his views are in opposition to most of those in the Republican Party Platform. One has to ask which party he's declaring.

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Good one.

[MichiganConservative]

I can't wait for 21 more whole months of this. It's so exciting, it's like going to the Coliseum.

[kinoxi]

This should be interesting.

[tobyhill]

He's going for the RINO Party.

[Wings-n-Wind]

Rush mentioned...

[Mpatl]

Rudy, Rudy, Rudy....he can defeat the Hil-da-beast!

[NeoCaveman]

I never thought he'd actually go through with it.

Good thing I didn't place any wagers on it.

[PhiKapMom]

Here it is! Rudy is officially running as a Republican for those people who didn't believe it!

[A CA Guy]

By 1996 hadn't Clinton adopted most of Newt's policies in the Contract With America to remain relevant and if Guiliani went that way, would it really be a problem?

[Calpernia]

He declared Republican?

[areafiftyone]

((((((RUDY PING!!!))))))))

[Argus]

He's got the Italian-American vote sewed up.

[AZRepublican]

Did he also say what principals he stood for?

[Howlin]

He's not filing until October at the earliest; too late, IMO.

[MichiganConservative]

...he can defeat the Hil-da-beast!

I'm sure the Lizard Queen's minions have planned for this. Just wait. Nothing will stop the Lizard Queen from taking her throne, especially with Hussein Obama as her VP.

[katieanna]

Good.

I'll support RG as long as he puts people like Roberts and Scalia on the Court.

[HitmanLV]

Rudy G makes it official!

[areafiftyone]

(((CROW PING))))

[AU72]

Can Rudy win NY State against Hillary? If he can't why bother running?

[Blackirish]

Suoer Tuesday is FEB 5 08 it will be over within a year.

[PhiKapMom]

Do you have a problem with Italian-Americans?

[lilylangtree]

Very good question!

[Blackirish]

Super Tuesday is FEB 5 08 it will be over within a year.

[Calpernia]

No he does not.

[MichiganConservative]

I was thinking of the time until Nov. 2008, when the Lizard Queen is selected by her subjects.

[PhiKapMom]

One year from today I will be casting my vote for Rudy!

[WhistlingPastTheGraveyard]

There goes the neighborhood...

[Spiff]

He declared Republican?

That remains to be seen. We'll have to wait for the official document to pop up on the FEC site to be sure. But, even then...

Giuliani/Clinton/Dem vs. GOP Platform Comparison
Issue	Giuliani	Clinton	Dem Platform	GOP Platform
Abortion on Demand	Supports	Supports	Supports	Opposes
Partial Birth Abortion	Supports Opposed NY ban	Supports	Supports	Opposes
Roe v. Wade	Supports	Supports	Supports	Opposes
Taxpayer Funded Abortions	Supports	Supports	Supports	Opposes
Embryonic Stem Cell Research	Supports	Supports	Supports	Opposes
Federal Marriage Amendment	Opposes	Opposes	Opposes Defined at state level	Supports
Gay Domestic Partnership/ Civil Unions	Supports	Supports	Supports	Opposes
Openly Gay Military	Supports	Supports	Supports	Opposes
Defense of Marriage Act	Opposes	Opposes	Opposes	Supports
Amnesty for Illegal Aliens	Supports	Supports	Supports	Opposes
Special Path to Citizenship for Illegal Aliens	Supports	Supports	Supports	Opposes
Tough Penalties for Employers of Illegal Aliens	Opposes	Opposes	Opposes	Supports
Sanctuary Cities/ Ignoring Immigration Law	Supports	Supports	Supports	Opposes
Protecting 2nd Amendment	Opposes	Opposes	Opposes Supports bans	Supports
Confiscating Guns	Supports Confiscated as mayor. Even bragged.	Supports	Supports Supports bans	Opposes
'Assault' Weapons Ban	Supports	Supports	Supports
Frivolous Lawsuits Against Gun Makers	Supports Filed One Himself	Supports		Opposes
Gun Registration/Licenses	Supports	Supports		Opposes
War in Afghanistan	Supports	Supports Voted for it	Supports	Supports
War in Iraq	Supports	Supports Voted for it	Supports Weak support	Supports
Patriot Act	Supports	Supports Voted for it 2001 & 2006	Opposes	Supports

"Most of Clinton's policies are very similar to most of mine." - Rudy Giuliani

[stopem]

Breaking news? I thought it was a given weeks ago..:)
No big news flash there.

How many candidates do we have now?

How many worthwhile candidates do we have now?:)

[dmw]

The Rudybots are coming!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[JFC]

I will support RUDY over mcvain any day.....

[PRND21]

One has to ask which party he's declaring.

One doesn't have to ask which party you'll be assisting.
Where's the Propagraphics?

[areafiftyone]

FROM AHOO NEWS VIA AP

WASHINGTON - Rudy Giuliani, the former New York City mayor whose popularity soared after his response to the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, moved closer to a full-fledged campaign for the Republican presidential nomination on Monday.

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In a sign that he's serious about running for the White House, the two-term mayor was filing a so-called "statement of candidacy" with the Federal Election Commission. In the process, he was eliminating the phrase "testing the waters" from earlier paperwork establishing his exploratory committee, said an official close to Giuliani's campaign.

The official spoke on the condition of anonymity to avoid pre-empting any disclosure by Giuliani.

Unlike chief GOP rivals Sen. John McCain (news, bio, voting record) and Mitt Romney, Giuliani has been somewhat ambiguous about whether or not he would ultimately pursue the Republican nomination.

He took the initial step in November of creating a committee to explore a candidacy but added the caveat that he was simply "testing the waters" — a provision that allows truly uncertain candidates to move forward without any commitment to seek a top spot on the ticket or the need to identify donors. At the time, Giuliani also did not file an official statement declaring that he was a presidential candidate.

The steps Monday put Giuliani on the same level, legally, as McCain and Romney, the other two top-tier GOP candidates who have formed regular exploratory committees and filed statements of candidacy.

Giuliani's cautious and noncommittal attitude has caused some critics to publicly question whether he would abandon his bid even before formally entering the race, as he did in 2000 when he was considering a Senate campaign against Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Fighting back in recent weeks, Giuliani has started to sound and act like a strong contender, traveling to early primary states of New Hampshire and South Carolina, and arguing that his vision for the future and performance in the past would make him a formidable GOP nominee.

Still, he has stopped short of committing to a run, insisting that he has to decide whether he can make a "unique contribution" to help strengthen the country — his barometer for whether to run.

"There's a real good chance," Giuliani said Saturday, another coy response to what has been a constant question on the campaign trail.

The shift in campaign organization, however slight, is an indication that Giuliani likes the response he's received as he gauges support while traveling the country.

Behind the scenes, Giuliani has been busy supplementing his cadre of New York loyalists with Washington-savvy political operatives, establishing a fundraising network, and setting up a campaign headquarters — signs of a campaign moving forward.

Despite being immensely popular in national polls, Giuliani faces hurdles to securing the Republican nomination state by state. His moderate stances on issues such as gun control, abortion and gay rights do not sit well with hard-core social conservatives who are a crucial voting group in the nominating contests, and his two divorces may not either.

But conservatives also aren't entirely sold on McCain, an Arizona senator, and Romney, a former Massachusetts governor, and that could even the playing field for Giuliani. He hopes primary and caucus voters look past his liabilities and consider his record of leadership in difficult times.

[TexKat]

The Men Who Would Destroy Conservatism

[Northeastern_Realist]

I'm sure this announcement will result in a calm, rational discussion full of well argued reasoning and thoughtful analysis...

[freeperfromnj]

NYers love Rudy. They wanted him to run for a third term after 9/11. He always stood behind cops and firefighters - he'll get their support. He'll win upstate where Hillary's jobs never materialized. He'll win Wall Street and business over. He will pull the rug out from under the carpetbagger.

[PhiKapMom]

Of course he declared Republican. But then you know that all along.

[CedarDave]

I'll support RG as long as he puts people like Roberts and Scalia on the Court.

Rush saying the same thing -- we need a person like Reagan on the world scene in the future to fight the WOT. Problem is there is no Reagan out there right now. Rudy may be the right person and can overcome objections of social conservatives by committing to appoint people like Roberts and Scalia. But Rush finishes by saying it is way too early for him to be talking about this (the 2008 election) on his show all the time let alone endorsing anyone.

[areafiftyone]

LOL! Ya think?

[Armedanddangerous]

If he would get right on guns and immigration, I could hold my nose and vote for him..especially if he had Newt as VP.

It would certainly be better than the alternative..McVain and the Lizard Queen.

[Argus]

Do you have a problem with Italian-Americans?

Of course not. If elected, Rudy G will be the first Italian-American President - it's about time. I expect my Italian-American relatives will vote for him. I know I will.

Not that I'm really fond of the whole hyphenated American thing, but I'll make an exception here. BTW, FreeRepublic seems awful sluggish today.

[Afronaut]

[proud American in Canada]

One year from today I will be casting my vote for Rudy

BTTT! me too.

[Howlin]

But did Rush come out against Rudy?