(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie. Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")
He can run and get beat in the primary just like McPain is going to get beat .
All the serious action will be in the GOP primaries. The Dem party is a farce. But the GOP will benefit from having good names in the crowd, including Rudy. I just heard Mitt Romney on the radio this morning. First time I have heard him. He gave very good answers on nat'l defense, iran, taxes, limited gubmint. dont know all his issues, but he was def impressive. chairman of the board of govs. def worth a looksee. can you imagine? a gop prez from massachusetts?
Sorry Rudy - you can't believe in infanticide and win the Republican nomination.
Oh, and how about you cheating on your wife? Um, that's not going to go so well.
Unlike John McCain, Rudy has not spent the last 4 years stabbing President Bush in the back whenever he thinks the Republican base isn't looking. Rudy has been a staunch supporter of the President, and he has been exceptionally generous in campaigning both for W and for other Republicans in 2004.
He is relatively liberal on some social issues (or at least more liberal than many would like) but he is a STRONG leader, he is very strong on national defense, he is a tough law and order former prosecutor, and he is articulate, a strong speaker and debater and he can ABSOLUTELY Defeat the Hildebeest in 2008.
I hope he runs and I hope he wins. The War on Islamic Terrorists will be the number one issue in '08 and nobody is better able to lead this country and continue the Bush legacy of the WOT than Rudy.
By '08 he will be Rudy who?. Bank on it. He has only a little bit better chance of winning a GOP primary than Bernie sanders or Barney frank do.
:) a red state sweep in '08?
Archives of Rudolph W. Giuliani, 107th Mayor
Opening Remarks to the N.A.R.A.L. "Champions of Choice" Lunch
The Yale Club, Thursday, April 5th, 2001
As Delivered
Thank you very much for inviting me to say a few words of welcome. This event shows that people of different political parties and different political thinking can unite in support of choice. In doing so, we are upholding a distinguished tradition that began in our city starting with the work of Margaret Sanger and the movement for reproductive freedom that began in the early decades of the 20th century.
As a Republican who supports a woman's right to choose, it is particularly an honor to be here. And I would like to explain, just for one moment, why I believe being in favor of choice is consistent with the philosophy of the Republican Party. In fact, it might be more consistent with the philosophy of the Republican Party. Because the Republican Party stands for the idea that you have to restore more freedom of choice, more opportunity, more opportunity for people to make their own choices rather than the government dictating those choices. Republicans stand for lower taxation because we believe that people can make better choices with their money than the government will make for them, and that ultimately frees the economy and produces more political freedom. We believe that, yes, government is important, but that the private sector is actually more important in solving our problems.
So it is consistent with that philosophy to believe that in the most personal and difficult choices that a woman has to make with regard to a pregnancy, those choices should be made based on that person's conscience and that person's way of thinking and feeling. The government shouldn't dictate that choice by making it a crime or making it illegal.
I think that's actually a much more consistent position. Many Republicans support that position, but you don't hear that as often. For example, in a recent poll by American Viewpoint, 65 percent of Republicans supported changing the plank in the Republican platform that calls for a constitutional ban on abortion. That's 6.5 out of every 10 Republicans. And over 80 percent of Republicans believe that the decision with regard to an abortion should be made by a woman, her doctor, and her family rather than dictated by the government.
[Applause]
In any case, I just wanted you to know that many of my fellow Republicans stand with you on this issue. So I thank you, I thank NARAL for taking the lead in establishing freedom of choice for all of us, and as the Mayor of New York City, I thank you for being here in New York City.
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http://www.nyc.gov/html/rwg/html/2001b/champlunch.html
It's gonna be Allen and probably Rice as Veep, Rudy is just too liberal. I just hope that we get at least one, and preferably two more SCOTUS nominees before Nov 08.
(replacing two liberal ones)
Well Rudy is a smart guy, but he should save his money at least here in Iowa.
I am not a single issue voter. Rudy is a very powerful candidate and wins every poll he is in.His record on National Security and dealing with crime and terrorists (remember Arafat and NY?) makes his moderate stand on some social issues irrelevant. His courageous stand on many broader cultural issues like witholding funds from Museums for displaying art offensive to religion is excellent.
If he is the one who could beat the Dems in '08 he will have my vote.
Ping-a-ling. You might enjoy this thread.
Rudy go home.
And stay there.
..listen, with as much headway as the pro-life movement has made in recent years, especially in the SCOTUS, there is no way in ten lifetimes that the base will support anybody who is not committed to the life issue--it would be like surrendering with victory in sight...
I wonder what dress he'll be wearing?
Will he be looking for the votes of illegal aliens in Iowa too?
How about the Iowa gun-owners?
Rudy has as much chance as a snowball in hell of getting elected to any national office as a Republican once his liberal record is exposed to the view of red-staters.