I'm reminded of that famous "11th Commandment" of Ronald Reagan which was "Do not speak ill of a fellow Republican", and while that quaint notion may have passed by the wayside with the plethora of RINOs and pretenders in the GOP, the bottom line is that if America is given a choice between Rudy and Senator Mrs. Bill Clinton, there is no question who (hopefully) they're going to pull the lever for.
Unless the purists and self appointed "keepers of the conservative flame" decide that it's better to sit out the '08 election and let the 'Rats win it by default, we will hopefully have an electorate that will be pragmatic on Election Day, even if we who are right of center (and believe me, I'm so far right I have to keep adjusting my side view mirrors) will realize that even a (gag) "centrist" Republican is infinitely preferable to ANY Democrat, unless that Democrat was somebody like Zell Miller, and I think he's probably the last of his kind.
I keep telling people that Ronald Reagan did not create the phrase, 11th Commandment. Instead it came about during his 1966 run for the California Governorship.
"The personal attacks against me during the primary finally became so heavy that the state Republican chairman, Gaylord Parkinson, postulated what he called the Eleventh Commandment: Thou shalt not speak ill of any fellow Republican. It's a rule I followed during that campaign and have ever since."
Reagan actually broke his own rule when he ran against PresFord for the GOP nomination in 1976. Reagan criticized Ford during the entire primary season, right up through and including the GOP convention. Reagan was a true gentleman and he wanted everyone to like him, and vote for him. However, when the chips were on the table, Reagan was a tough SOB. Ford found out how tough Reagan was in 1976 campaign,just as George Bush found out how tough Reagan was in the 1980 campaign for Prez. Politics isn't for the thin skinned, or the faint of heart. If Giuliani wants to be POTUS, he's gonna have to fight for it.
I'm still for Allen. If Mukaka of Whatever the heck it is keeps him from winning Senator then he's out of it anyways.
Frankly, I don't think it will. I think he's got the guts
to get through it and I like his viewpoints.
If you can't stand the heat, then you sure don't want to
be in the race on either side.