[Sidebar Moderator]

Do you have a link?

[Larry Lucido]

I figured it would have to be a female Kennedy.

[veronica]

So what. ANYONE BUT HILLARY needs to be the battlecry.

[kharaku]

Could she possibly be WORSE than Hillary? Frankly a Hillary loss will be a big blow to her presidential run, I think it's worth the trade off.

[traderrob6]

OK you convinced me, I'm ready to support Hillary now.

[jtminton]

I don't care if Pirro was sleeping with Satan himself, an out-of-work Hillary is a defanged Hillary.

[HarleyLady27]

Just because she has a pic with a Kennedy doesn't mean she's in bed with him....are you sure this isn't the clinton machine at work?????

[doug from upland]

At this time in history, a true conservative cannot get elected to the Senate from New York. Hillary Clinton is a danger to this nation, in the same category as radical islam and the illegal alien invasion.

Of the potential candidates, although the chance is slim, Pirro would have the best chance of giving Hillary a tough race and bloodying her up. Every Republican must unite behind this very flawed candidate no matter how liberal she is. It is important.

[Babu]

Rush said yesterday that Pirro is pro-choice (like she is going to affect that), but is touigh on crime, and for low taxes.

I don't live in NY state, so it's up to you residents, but last I heard, Hildebeast wasn't interested in low taxes or being tough on criminals. Tough decision ...

Hillary certainly can't afford a loss, due to loss in stature as a prez candidate, and can't even afford Pirro to come close, for same reasons. Some theorize that she may drop out of the race if Pirro polls get within 15%, "to campaign for prez", to avoid above scenarios.

[socal_parrot]

Link

[FlipWilson]

Does it really matter? Hillary could so or do anything she wants and the people of NY will vote for her. Pirro or anyone else is going to lose, plain and simple. In my opinion, however, Pirro presents the greatest problem for Hillary and can do the most damage.

[old and tired]

I hope your man wins. But if he doesn't, I hope he throws his support to whomever is running against Hillary. Pirro is definitely not good, but Hillary is the worst.

[Mia T]

HILLARY DUD -- NOT DUFF -- PORTENDS JEANINE WIN

[joesnuffy]

That Kennedy is a real piece of .....ahh...work

Environmentalist waccko group picks on someone to sue...

Pig farmers in Iowa...for example

Kennedy is the law firm who sues the pig farmers and picks
up a big fat fee

Kennedy is also the founder of the environmentalist waccko group

This punk Kennedy is basically the Jesse Jackson of the children of the elite..the rich college brat group

As Jackson is the afro-American shakedown artist Kennedy is the agro-American shakedown artist

[HitmanLV]

One problem that rises consistently on FR is the tacit idea that most of the nation (even the Red States) is as conservative as we all are.

I'm very conservative (on a scale of -100 (ultimate liberal), 0 (moderate moderate), and 100 (ultimate conservative), most of us on FR are probably in the 80-100 range.

[I figure myself to be around the 75-80 mark, but who knows?)

Anyway, the rest of the country is not as conservative as we are. Never has been. Best as I can tell, the country is probably fairly moderate and nonpolitical by nature, and instinctively leans conservative on a lot of issues (I'd guess the nation on balance is a 20-25 or so).

Anyway, NYers are on the other end of the scale. It's a very liberal state, and even its republicans are liberal.

NY GOPers deserve a say just as we do. Pirro speaks for many NYers, and maybe she can build a consensus to win. We should support that.

There is no unanimity of opinion in the GOP (or on FR for that matter). Expecting Pirro to be much more conservative that her constituency is immature and unrealistic.

[KenmcG414]

As a NY'er this will be an election just as many others where you go in the voting booth and hold your nose. J Pirro is the lesser of two evils.

[cvq3842]

This thread has illuminated the predictable problem pretty well so far.

I would bet just about everyone reading and posting here would prefer a stunch conservative Republican to defeat Clinton. I doubt that will happen in New York. NYC alone has a huge population and goes, what, about 75% Democrat. Non-RINO Republicans do poorly, even if upstate is more conservative.

A united front will give us the best chance to defeat of weaken Clinton. (I don't need to repeat at this late date how dangerous I think it would be to have someone with her political ideas and character in national office.) So do conservatives go with their principles, or with the perceived "better chance" candidate? Shades of the California recall - Arnold or McClintock (sp?)

I personally think Pirro has a better chance of getting further along in this process. But it's still early, and conservatives always seem to have to swallow their principles and go with the lesser of two evils "for the good of the party." That begins to chafe after a while.

My mental exercise is to try to think who Clinton would prefer NOT to run against, and choose that person.

I still say it's pirro.

But again there's a lot to think about, and this all has to play out yet . . .

[jigsaw]

As a NYer, I disagree with Pirro on many things, but she won't sell the country out like Hillary will -- esp. with national defense.

[radar101]

Oh yeah? Go to her page

Go to "Biography".
5th photo down " ON Golan Heights (Israel)"
6th photo down " with GW ala Laura Bush".

I'm encouraged.

[pookie18]

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/Commentary/com-8_10_05_TB.html