Oh sheesh, Rudy just took those positions to win in NYC. I really don't think he'd make them the centerpiece of his platform as president. If you think the only way the GOP can lose is by nomination Guiliani, you're delusional. Do not underestimate Hillary. If the GOP's political fortunes haven't bumped up for the better come 08, she will trounce nearly all comers. All she needs to do is take a couple Bush states, and Ohio and New Mexico are very winnable for her esp. with Ohio's GOP being in such a weakened state, and she's in. We cannot assume the GOP has a lock on power in this country. We're in trouble folks! We can only thank god the Democrats haven't gotten their you-know-what together or our party could be sweeped from the Congress this year and out in the cold from the White House in 08.
We have to be pragmatic here folks. Better to take someone who will give you 50% of what you want than someone like Hillary who will give you 100% of what you don't want.
And Hilary Clinton, should she be the Democratic nominee in 2008, can be defeated by a principled, socially conservative Republican nominee.
She only wins if the GOP sells out social conservatives by nominating a social liberal like Giuliani.