Posted on 02/12/2007 9:43:49 PM PST by RWR8189
The book on Rudy Giuliani is that he is too liberal on social issues to win the Republican presidential nomination. Tony Perkins, head of the Family Research Council, put it succinctly: "I don't see anyone getting the Republican nomination who is not pro-life and a staunch defender of traditional marriage."
But Mr. Giuliani is running strong in Iowa and New Hampshire polls and leading most national surveys of Republicans. He's charming crowds of conservatives everywhere he goes. So it's worth wondering if Mr. Perkins is missing an undercurrent coursing through conservative politics.
Republicans have just experienced a bruising midterm election defeat. The president is suffering dismal approval ratings, and its erstwhile front-runner for the presidential nomination, Sen. John McCain, made his national reputation as a "maverick." The Giuliani rise evident now may be more than name recognition and residual support from his stalwart leadership following the Sept. 11 attacks. Mr. Giuliani's support may also arise from his having successfully moved an entrenched political culture in New York City, something national Republicans have not been able to do in Washington.
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Where does FR's homepage include libs like you?
Mia, you're one of the greatest researchers on FR, who also gets the "big picture". Thanks for posting this.
This doesn't sound like a liberal to me:
Sam Brownback would support Rudy as presidential nominee, but thinks that he (Brownback) will enter race.
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1752817/posts
Rudy defended Sen. George Allen against racism charges.
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1709893/posts
Rudy stumped for Rep. Santorum and a host of other Republicans. It was too long a list to post.
http://newsmax.com/archives/ic/2006/4/19/115741.shtml?s=ic
Ultra social conservative Pat Robertson thinks Rudy would make a good president.
Asked if Giuliani would be an acceptable 2008 presidential candidate to Christian conservatives, Pat Robertson told ABC's "This Week:" "He did a super job running the city of New York and I think he'd make a good president."
As an aside, I think there are only 5 or 6 states with a bigger economy that NYC. That Rudy could turn around the economy the way he did is nothing short of miraculous.
Given Giuliani's long time support for all abortions, including that form of infanticide known as partial birth abortion, your repeated claim is an insult to the truth.
In a very interesting City Journal article, Steven Malanga argues that "Yes, Rudy Guiliani Is a Conservative/And an electable one at that."
Malanga makes a strong case for Rudy as a Reagan-style conservative. After recounting Giuliani's record as mayor of New York City, in which, as Malanga establishes firmly, Rudy supported free markets and individual responsibility, as exemplified vividly in his tax cuts , welfare reform success, "zero tolerance" crimefighting, and firm rejection of racial politics.
As Malanga notes, Giuliani did this in what was one of the most leftist cities in the US.
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1774783/posts
Republican primary voters should rally around the GOP field's most accomplished supply-sider, the all-but-announced Rudolph W. Giuliani. Having sliced taxes and slashed Gotham's government, New York's former mayor is the leading fiscal conservative among 2008's GOP presidential contenders.
Before Giuliani's January 1, 1994 inauguration, New York's economy was on a stretcher. Amid soaring unemployment, 235 jobs vanished daily. Financier Felix Rohatyn complained: "Virtually all human activities are taxed to the hilt." Punitive taxes helped fuel a $2.3 billion deficit.
Mayor-elect Giuliani sounded Reaganesque when he announced he would "reduce the size and cost of city government" to balance the budget. In his first State of the City address, he said: "We're going to cut taxes to attract jobs so our people can work."
Rudy spent 8 years keeping those promises.
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1782806/posts
Right under the rock you crawl out from under every election cycle.
I'll be voting R...et tu, Keyester?
One of the most thorough articles about Rudy's credentials I've seen to date:
These are impressive conservative credentials. And if social and religious conservatives fret about Giuliani’s more liberal social views, nevertheless, in the general election such views might make this experience-tested conservative even more electable.
Research for this article was supported by the Brunie Fund for New York Journalism.
http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=26604
All Rudy has to do is promise not to be pro-gay anymore, not to be pro abortion anymore and not to be anti gun anymore and all of us social conservatives will happily fall in line. /sarcasm.
You'll be voting for a leftist, of that we can be sure.
Yea well tell that to Rudy's dead father. That is the stupidest thing to do.
From the land of Jesse Helms--Thank-you for your great post.
btt
I think McCain is nuts and there is no Democrat I can stomach. I'd rather have Newt than Rudy, possibly even Brownback, but Giuliani is better than many of the alternatives. At least he understands who our enemies are.
If Giuliani gets the GOP nomination, the Dem nomination wins the elction. I lean towards thinking Edwards will get the nomination. But my point is too many Conservatives will not vote for Giuliani and that gives the win to the Dem.
The person who supports Jihad did it on this thread too! CLICK
You're being less than forthcoming. Rudy dropped out due to being diagnosed with prostate cancer.
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