So he’s sticking up for Sarah, it seems. Good for him. I’m not sure she’s our best candidate, but it’s time for the whispering campaign to stop. If the critics want to challenge her on her ideas, go ahead. But stop the whining, wimpy closet criticisms.
Rudy has realized serveral things.
(1) He would have a good shot at winning the GOP nomination and the presidency in 2012. The big issues will be defense and economics—two of his strong points. Social issuse (his weak points) will probably be downplayed this election cycle.
(2) The GOP establishment is already lining up behind Romeny, and will attempt to hand him the nomination (personally, I think Romney is one of the few potential GOP candidates that might lose to Obama, but then I remember the GOP establishment pushed Bob Dole also).
(3) The only chance Rudy has to obtain the nomination is to get the GOP establishment to back out of supporting Romney and allow (for once) the party members to decide the nominee.
I’m getting the sense that Rudy is considering another run. When you look at all the candidates that ran for president the last time, Rudy seems like the one best able to cobble together support from both the Tea Party movement, and more conventional GOP supporters.
His stance on social issues is troubling (he is pro-choice, which is a no-go for many GOP voters), but the 2012 election will be about defense the economy.
“I’m not sure she’s our best candidate”
I’m sure that she’s our **only** acceptable candidate.
I normally oppose the participation of women in politics. However, there are exceptions: Catherine the Great, Elizabeth the First, Golda Meir, Margaret Thatcher...and Sarah Palin.