The Conservative Case for Rudy Giuliani in 2008

Race 4 2008 ^ | August 31, 2006 | Dave G

[VictoryIsInevitable]

The Conservative Case for Rudy Giuliani in 2008

John Hawkins of Right Wing News makes the conservative case against Rudy Giuliani for 2008. Hawkins’ piece largely consists of the same old anti-Rudy arguments wrapped in slightly new packaging, focusing a lot on Rudy’s decade-old socially liberal positions on a few cultural issues, as well as his Manhattanite personal life and some nonsense about unelectability (more on that later). As such, I think this is a great opportunity for someone to lay out the conservative case for Rudy in ‘08. And that someone might as well be me.

Giuliani: Pro-growth tax-cutter

Rudy Giuliani has proven, both during his tenure as mayor of New York and through his subsequent rhetoric, that he is a pro-growth Republican in the mold of Ronald Reagan, Jack Kemp, and Newt Gingrich. As mayor, Giuliani cut city taxes by more than eight billion dollars, reducing the tax burden on New Yorkers by 22%. Giuliani’s low-tax views remain intact. As Race42008 correspondent Kavon noted yesterday, Rudy’s recent visit to Minnesota included an emphasis on achieving economic growth via low taxes and less regulation on the economy. Rockefeller he ain’t; Rudy’s a Reagan Republican.

Rudy: Gingrich-style government reformer

Conservatives who liked Newt’s welfare reform and GWB’s attempt at entitlement reform have an ally in Rudy. As mayor, Giuliani reformed welfare in New York with the same tenacity as the class of ‘94 in Congress. Once again, this ain’t Christie Whitman we’re dealing with; Rudy’s a Newt Republican who also made a serious attempt to take on the teachers’ unions in NYC and fund school choice via charter schools. A President Giuliani means a conservative reformer who will fight for market-based revisions to our age-old bureaucratic messes in Washington.

Rudy Giuliani: Fiscal conservative

As mayor, Rudy Giuliani cut...

[George W. Bush]

Polls two years out mean nothing. If it's like most elections, they won't even mean a whole lot on September 5, 2008.

The idea that a self-selected online poll means anything just amuses most of us. You must have some clue that one of the reasons we're called FReepers is because of how we'd 'freep' online polls by lib outlets back in the pre-Bush era.

Never mind, keep waving your precious little poll under everyone's noses.

[Preachin']

Oh yeah.

Rudy really excites the southern voter.


/sarcasm

[quadrant]

Rather than concentrate on Rudy's personal views, I think we should demand that he promise to continue along Bush's course of appointing conservatives to the federal bench.

[defconw]

My precious little poll? I have not really decided who I am for yet. Just demonstrating how silly and hysterical so many people on here get when someone mentions a name. I am just throwing things out and collecting the blow back. I don't have faith in polls the day of the election unless I have the internals. GOSH YOU ALL ARE UP TIGHT! The liberals are suffering from BDS, but you all are not far behind them in the derangement zone.

[defconw]

This is a great picture. Wish I knew what they were talking about.

[George W. Bush]

A great picture? How so?

Looks unflattering to both of them to me.

[defconw]

Two real men having a conversation is unflattering? OK, whatever you say.

[Chunga]

Thoughts?

Sure. Conservatives don't let Democrats win elections.

They vote Republican.

[Peisistratus]

Don't tell me that this is the beginning of Rudy praise threads with pictures.....

[Peisistratus]

"They vote Republican."

What if the Republican running agrees in nearly all respects with the Democrats?

[defconw]

[Peisistratus]

No *citizen* should worship a politican so.

[defconw]

[Reagan Man]

>>>>Explain this Freeper Poll.

Whats to explain. Like all FReeper polls, its a hypothetical online poll that is geared to get elicit a response from folks. If that poll didn't suit your fancy, wait till the next one comes out. LOL Obviously the results were to your liking, for one reason or another.

[defconw]

I really do wish you were not so snippy. We agree a lot more then we disagree. But the hyperbole from some of the people on here is just fascinating.If it truly represented the views of the GOP I would be alarmed. Fortunately it does not.

[Reagan Man]

>>>>>But the hyperbole from some of the people on here is just fascinating.

Yes, isn't it.

>>>>GOSH YOU ALL ARE UP TIGHT! The liberals are suffering from BDS, but you all are not far behind them in the derangement zone.

While many liberal Democrats do have BDS, some FReepers have a form of FDS. FReeper Delusionary Syndrome. It seems to strike FReepers who are starved for attention, weak on intellect and sadly, juvenile to the core. Thus resulting in inane posts. So if you must, carry on.

[defconw]

Id tell where to go, but I see no point in it. You are just going to be little anyone that does not agree with you. I would go further but I see no need. Feel free to ignore my "inane" posts. Your nastiness does nothing to enhance our position.

[defconw]

FYI Ping. :)

[OldFriend]

Were you describing yourself in post #376

Sure seemed like it.

[OldFriend]

So now you're on Cheney's case too! Cheney and Rudy UNDERSTAND the threat to our country. You can denigrate them all you want. If you were a NYer you would know better.