"I do think a northeast moderate (Guilani or Romney) has the best chance to ensure her defeat."
I disagree with you at least 2,000%.
Where on earth do you live? I've lived in the west my entire adult life and just the phrase "northeast moderate" almost makes me lose the contents of my stomach. And I haven't even eaten breakfast.
Are you a stealth Democrat or something? What is your reasoning? So the two to choose from would be Hitlery and Hitlery lite (m or f) with an "R" next to its name? What a freaking choice. Give me a freaking break.
Rudi and Romney's northeast origins are documented.
McCain, by his courtship of the northeast media, is at least as northeast and, by far, the most dangerous of the three.
Rudi would, at least, be competent on the war on terror. Romney would also and has the added bonus of bring with us on some social issues.
I'd prefer to see a good, solid conservative such as Tom Coburn or Jeff Sessions. I'd even settle for Condi Rice. Last I heard, however, none of them are running and Wall Street certainly ain't backing them.
Bush, if you will recall, was foisted on us by the Wall Street crowd. We accepted him because he was so much better than the McCain alternative. While he has done reasonably well on the war on terror, the economy and supreme court nominations, he has been an absolute flop on protecting America's borders and our first amendment rights. Unlike McCain, he is sane and stable. But like him, he craves to be loved and accepted by the same northeast media monopoly which seeks to do him in.
Just who do you think could beat Hitlery and still get the backing of Wall Street.