Rush said on today's program that Rudy has been busy raising money and campaigning for various conservative candidates across the country. Smart thing to do.
Very smart thing to do. While the amateurs are sitting out here saying that no social conservatives will support Giuliani, socially conservative members of congress will be climbing onboard his campaign because Rudy actively campaigned for them in 2004 and 2006. They recognize that the only way to move their issues forward is to do it through the party, and the only way the party can be the means to promote the issues is if the party wins. Rudy isn't anyone's example of a hard-rock conservative, but at the present he certainly looks like a winner, and to work with him, while still promoting socially conservative positions, is the essence of pragmatic and successful politics.