I agree, there are better candidates than Rudy.
But I'm of the mindset that any Republican -- and I do mean ANY Republican -- is better than Kerry, Gore, Feingold, Dean, Hillary, etc. I know that tends to get me boos and hisses around this site, but so be it.
I'm a conservative first, Republican second. But after the primaries, I'll support the nominee. Simple as that.
Fair position. As they used to say in Italy "Hold your nose, and vote for the Christian Democrats" instead of the Communists.
Like Nixon going to China...or Pataki putting through gun control in NY that Cuomo couldn't get past the republican state Senate.
Rudy, the anti gunner, will get his anti-gun agenda through in a Republican or Democrat congress. I would rather have the gridlock of the Republicans in Congress fighting tooth and nail to stop a Democratic presidents anti-gun bills than to have them shoo in Rudy's to keep party unity.
We need a fiscal and a social conservative representing the republican party as president...not Rudy.