The race for 2008 is already underway on the Republican side...

weeklystandard.com ^ | 12/09/2004 12:00:00 AM | Hugh Hewitt

[chimera]

Yes, I knew he was the same family. In fact, when George Allen was first running for VA governor, I thought it was the same person. But there would be quite an age discrepancy, not to mention that Coach Allen passed on at the end of 1990. Makes it kind of hard to run for Senator (although Carnahan managed it in MO).

[Bluegrass Conservative]

And, by the way, I haven't ALWAYS voted for the Republican candidate. There have been times I have voted for a Democrat. Last time was when the Republican sheriff candidate wanted to raise taxes! Guy still won unfortunately, but we kept him from raising the taxes at least. : )

[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

I think we will see a breakout front runner of Senator George Allen, the former Governor of Virginia.

He's a complete package.

[RockinRight]

I would say that I personally, as well as many of us on FR, are pretty strongly conservative on all three (fiscal, security, social) counts. For me, the pro-life issue is quite important, but I am more of a fiscal conservative than anything.

[RockinRight]

I probably would hold my nose in the GENERAL election and vote for Rudy, only because I'd trust him more on security issues than Hitlery.

[RockinRight]

Mitt's OK. I hear he's pro-choice but in reality I don't think he is. He's as pro-life as one can be in Massachusetts.

[RockinRight]

ACU's rating system is useful, but flawed. Zell's conservatism is Truman-style-not a GOP conservative but an old-fashioned Democrat, conservative by THEIR standards, definitely but not necessarily ours. I bet Rudy would score about a 55-65 on the ACU ratings if he were in Congress.

[patent]

>>>as well as many of us on FR,

I didn't say otherwise. It doesn't change the point. Many pro-lifers aren't all three.

[RockinRight]

Giuliani is pro-choice, but McCain is NOT pro-choice. One thing about McCain is he is a strong pro-lifer.

[RockinRight]

I'm not sure who these people are that you speak of. Karl Rove? Pro-life. Bill Frist? Pro-life. Hastert? Pro-life...I could go on...

[RockinRight]

They may well have more of a fiscal than social concern. Doesn't automatically make them pro-abortion!

[Right Wing Assault]

Yeah, Taft and Voinovich are about as interesting as cold oatmeal. They are as drab is Kucinich is loony.

[RockinRight]

We used to call them conservative Democrats...

[RockinRight]

Tancredo's only shot is as a VP candidate in '08. Or a dark-horse candidate.

[RockinRight]

I could deal with George Allen.

[moose2004]

GEORGE ALLEN (R) VIRGINIA FOR PRESIDENT!

[Bluegrass Conservative]

I really do like George Allen, but I think the breakout is going to be Mitt Romney. He's everything that Allen is, only slightly more polished.

[Bluegrass Conservative]

Mitt's OK. I hear he's pro-choice but in reality I don't think he is. He's as pro-life as one can be in Massachusetts.

I think that's the case too. If he was outspoken pro-life he would have no chance of winning anything in Massachusetts. He seems to be a pretty devout Mormon and they tend to be strongly pro-life.

[Bluegrass Conservative]

Sadly, on the federal level, that is an extremely endangered species.

[LibertarianInExile]

BUMP to that. What Republican with ANY moral backbone could vote for a cheater--especially a cheater like Giuliani, that did it in front of his CHILDREN?

I'm sorry. It's not about his politics, which will likely be closer to mine than whoever ends up taking the nomination. I can't vote for a man who can't be trusted to keep an oath like a marriage vow. Divorce is one thing. Screwing around is completely different. And screwing around while you have kids is just low down.