[Jake The Goose]

"His eight years as mayor of New York were the most successful episode of conservative governance in this country in the last 50 years."

- George Will

[EternalVigilance]

"Most of Clinton's policies are very similar to most of mine." - Rudy Giuliani

[EternalVigilance]

George Will is an idiot.

[K-oneTexas]

This statement is true. About a Mayor of a large American city. Rudy is a fiscal conservative. Let's not discuss his social liberal side. Lets concentrate on being fiscally conservative.

As a fiscal conservative he did accomplish many things (tax reduction, etc) as Mayor of New York. But a Mayor really can control a city, depending on how it's charter is set up.

I don't think the question, per se, is his fiscal conservatism. The question is can he effect the transfer of his fiscal conservatism to the much larger realm of the Federal Government if he is elected President of the United States. Remember, the Federal Government is a 'world' where other elected politicians exercise more control in the fiscal arena. The Congress has the power here.

Yes the President has his Executive Orders but they normally do not (unless I've missed them) reduce taxes. They can have a limited effect on spending but not total control. Congress controls the money and they can over ride Executive Order by passing a bill into law.

So, lets see ... can Rudy control or influence Congress to be fiscally conservative? Can Rudy do any better than any other Republican? We're not even looking at who has the majority in Congress (Repub or Dem). Does he have the personal ability to influence others to be as fiscally conservative as himself?

Even if the answer is yes which I doubt, his social liberal philosophy creates trouble.

[FredHunter08]

“George Will”

Why should conservatives care what Will says? He’s not one of us and never has been.