Posted on 07/04/2007 10:37:15 AM PDT by wagglebee
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani appears to have flip-flopped on what he thinks about the Supreme Court potentially overturning its landmark Roe v. Wade abortion ruling. Giuliani hasn't suddenly become pro-life; instead, he told the Wall St. Journal he now won't answer the question of what he thinks.
In an interview with the Wall Street Journal published over the weekend, Giuliani was asked: “Roe v Wade, should it be overturned?”
Giuliani demurred, saying, “I don't answer that because I wouldn't want a judge to have to answer that."
"I think a conservative strict constructionist judge could come to either conclusion," he added.
Yet, Giuliani has answered the question before -- as recently as mid-May when he said he would be "okay" if the court overturned Roe, but also okay if the court upheld it.
The former New York City mayor made the same comments during the May 3 Republican presidential debate, when he said he would be fine with either outcome.
The Wall St. Journal also asked Giuliani which members of the Supreme Court meet his standards for intellectual honesty and would be the type of judges he would appoint. Ironically, Giuliani named all of the four judges who have either said they would overturn Roe or are considered the most supportive of doing so.
"[Samuel] Alito, [John] Roberts--I would have appointed either one of them," he replied. "[Antonin] Scalia clearly does [meet the standard], and [Clarence] Thomas. I would have appointed any one of the four of them."
Of course you wouldn't Roody!
"I think a conservative strict constructionist judge could come to either conclusion," he added.
You just keep telling yourself that.
Pro-Life Ping
Stop Rudy Ping
Not unexpected.
This guy becomes more irrelevant with each passing day.
Buh bye RINO Rudy, don’t let the door hit you in the ass on the way out.
Not to be trusted, and certainly not fit to be President of the United States.
The MSM are indirectly doing a big favor to all conservatives by giving the most attention to Rudy Giuliani, Mitt Romney, and Senator John McCain-three GOP Presidential candidates who conservatives still have many questions about and who conservatives still have many problems with.
Just say NO to Rudy McRomney.
Yep, that works for me. Before this, I thought that I couldn’t vote for you, but now......
What can I say?The man is useless.
He wants to govern the U.S. like Schwartzenegger “Schwartzenkennedy” governs California. It would be a nightmare.
A huge pile of so-called conservative Republicans are supporting Giuliani in California. Barf.
He'll be gone by Labor day, shortly after McInsane drops out in August.
No, they could not.
"[Samuel] Alito, [John] Roberts--I would have appointed either one of them," he replied.
, Wait just a damn minute. My memory may be faulty on this, but when this battle for Alito was occuring wasn't Rudy on H&C? And didn't he say Alito would not have been his choice, even though he defended Alito's qualifications and person as qualified for the judge and worthy of a yay or nay vote? Newsmax usually like to dredge up past comments said on these types of shows, they should look into this one. If so, he's flat out lying now.
And I have a question for Rudy supporters out there that said even though he wasn't pro-life he could be trusted to put up a judge that would dismiss this as bad law and tear it down? He's now saying a good judge could uphold it!
Rudy is a lying Liberal that would tear the republican party apart more then Bush could dream of doing. I will work against him being President just as I would McCain.
I am especially sensitive just now about men who like to dress up in women's clothes. A major lifetime friend of mine popped up recently with this disease.
He'd had a very impressive career and raised a nice family. There was no hint of anything kinky in his life, at least from my vantage point, which has not included any frequent, person-to-person contact for many years.
I tried to shrug it off with good humor, offering the opinion to my friend that he had lived a responsible and productive life and if, now, this is what he felt he wanted to to, then I was okay with it. Did not care to approach too near to it, but was prepared to ignore it as I mostly relate to my friend through occasional phone calls.
Unfortunately, my good humor is severely taxed by my perception that we are -- in many ways -- walking off a cliff as a civilization. The absolutely amazing rise of homosexuality is among the more profound symptoms of our collapse. European-derived people are not reproducing themselves, and our men are wanting to wear dresses.
No, I don't think I am in the mood for this in a presidential candidate right now, thank you, Rudy.
The nomination is Fred’s. All he has to do is ask for it.
More solid evidence that Rooty Toot is no conservative!
Maybe he thought he could buy his way out of answering with the money he raised.
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