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Thanks for this list Peach. I've followed this thread this morning and was about to go digging for a list like the one you posted.
I'm hard pressed to find a potential candidate who will be capable of leading us through what promise to be some really tough years. In that sense- Rudy has a lot going for him. Senator Allen may have it- we'll see...
In the meantime- I encourage folks to read Rudy's book "Leadership".
We lived in CT for most of my adult life. I went to college in Boston and admittedly spent more time in Boston than NYC but we did go into NYC pretty frequently for Yankee games and for concerts and plays.
Then we had to stop going. The city was absolutely not safe. I saw people mugged in front of me, beaten and frightened. Two friends were robbed within minutes of getting off charter buses to see a play in what had been, years before, a pretty safe district.
Rudy changed all that. He's got the guts to take on anybody and the charisma to win over foes.
He has faults, as do all candidates, and staunchly social issue conservatives won't particularly like him.
I also like Mitt Romney and will vote for my favorite candidate in the primary (I'm not sure which one that is yet) and will just pray the nation makes the right decision because without someone strong on national security, all the social programs in the world won't mean diddly.