Posted on 07/08/2006 8:12:30 AM PDT by mathprof
Well-connected public figures report that they have been told recently by Rudolph Giuliani that, as of now, he intends to run for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008.
The former mayor of New York was on top of last month's national Gallup poll measuring presidential preferences by registered Republicans, with 29 percent. Sen. John McCain's 24 percent was second, with former House Speaker Newt Gingrich third at 8 percent. National polls all year have shown Giuliani running either first or second to McCain, with the rest of the presidential possibilities far behind.
Republican insiders respond to these numbers by saying rank-and-file GOP voters will abandon Giuliani once they realize his position on abortion, gay rights and gun control. Party strategists calculate that if he actually runs, he must change on at least one of these issues.
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What a remarkably stupid argument.
Maybe you don't like the system of Government but it is what it is.
The Supreme Court interprets the Constitution. Sometimes badly.
And the Congress often pass bad law.
And the President something makes really stupid decisions.
But that's, checks and balances and warts and all, is the Government of the United States.
I'm sorry it doesn't meet with your approval. You can stay in bed.
There is something pathological about your view of NYC.
I don't know either. And frankly, don't care.
Sorry for the double.
What a remarkably stupid argument.
Maybe you don't like the system of Government but it is what it is.
The Supreme Court interprets the Constitution. Sometimes badly.
And the Congress often pass bad law.
And the President something makes really stupid decisions.
But that, checks and balances and warts and all, is the Government of the United States.
I'm sorry it doesn't meet with your approval. You can stay in bed.
Rudy or McPain becomes the candidate and I leave the party!
No point in electing a RINO, actually worse than a liberal.
With a RINO in office we would be expected to bless his actions under the guise of "Party Unity".
At least with a Dumb-ocrat in office we would be free to resist them by all legal means.
If he truly cares about this country he would share the truths about McCain, not try to prop him up.
Maybe it's because there's something pathological about New York City.
"I would never vote for a man who divorced his wife, while she was dying of cancer, to marry his younger, little ho."
And then divorced HER (Marianne), for a third, even younger model (Calista).
What a remarkably stupid argument.
Maybe you don't like the system of Government but it is what it is.
The Supreme Court interprets the Constitution. Sometimes badly.
And the Congress often pass bad law.
And the President something makes really stupid decisions.
But that, checks and balances and warts and all, is the Constitutionally formed Government of the United States.
I'm sorry it doesn't meet with your approval. You can stay in bed.
I guess it's also easy to forget that the book Great Accomplishments by Moderates in American History hasn't even been written yet.
Yes, the notion that "most Americans recognize that for all intents and purposes, New York City isn't even really part of the United States anymore" is nonsense. The argument that NYC has capitulated on issues that Americans consider very important (save for money I suspect) could apply to most metropolitan cities (LA, Chicago, Houston,...). And, if so, those cities are also no longer part of the United States, which is nonsense. You may not like these cities but they are very much a part of this country and are worth fighting to keep.
Just wondered, since you gave him a "pass" on when he started dating Judy Nathan.
The point is what was interpreted once can be re-interpreted, and is best when done by a conservative court.
"A nation that kills a million of its own children every year and then allows a million illegal immigrants to invade the country in the same year doesn't need "immigration reform" -- it needs a f#cking psychiatric examination from top to bottom."
No argument here.
I agree the source is a hit piece. Even the Observer says it was created by Republicans who want to "kneecap" Rudy.
They are malcontents.
Perhaps that campaign was before my time. I moved to SNJ from Houston 4 years ago.
My wife just sounded the dinner bell! It was a pleasure talking with you both.
Good night.
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