Posted on 11/15/2006 7:40:33 AM PST by goldstategop
Every day, I'm asked whom I'm supporting for President in 2008. I've looked over the potential candidates, and on the Republican side, I believe the best, by far, is Rudy Giuliani, who took the first step toward a run, yesterday, with an exploratory committee.
(On the Democratic side, the best guy who's been talked about as a Presidential contender is Senator Evan Bayh from Indiana, who truly understands the Islamic threat and is a more moderate Democrat--which is why he'll never get the nomination.)
Yes, I'm pro-life and against gay rights, where Giuliani shares neither of my views on these issues. But, to me, the terrorism issue is far more important, #1 on the list. Right now, we have a President who is pro-life, against gay rights, and pretends to be the "Counterterrorism Prez." But, actually, he's done nothing substantive on any of these issues.
Rudy Giuliani: Then-NYC Mayor Had Guts to Stop Yasser Arafat's Stateside Escapades
So, I'll take the guy who I know will have the guts to do what Bush does not. I believe Giuliani is that man. He's proven that time and again, whether it was when he told terror-supporting Saudi Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal to take his $10 million and shove it (right after 9/11) or when he severely restricted Yasser Arafat's travel in New York (kicking him out of a concert).
A man who will do those things vs. Bush PC on Islam is the man we need to run this country. He's probably also the man who can handle the illegal alien problem and actually see to it that something is done about it. Not sure on his position on guest workers, but we'll soon enough find out.
It will be a difficult matter for a pro-choice, pro-gay rights candidate (and, again, I oppose Giuliani on these issues) to get the GOP nomination. We'll see.
So for those who want to know who I'm supporting for Prez, I say, "Viva Rudy." America's Mayor has what it takes to be America's President.
Gutsy Giuliani Tells Saudi Prince Alwaleed Where to Go
I wrote much the same the other day. Right now, Rudy looks like the best choice and unless that changes, he's my early favorite out of the supposedlies. It's not the lesser of two evils--it's the best candidate out of two choices. If he gets the nomination, I'll support him all the way.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." -Manuel II Paleologus
What an incredible fantasy.
Hillary, or any Dem, will run as a strong fighter against terrorism.
The media will protray them as such too.
Everyone except you knows that the media will rally the public around them in that fight. There will be no negative stories of defeats and mistakes. Domestic morale will be kept high until the fight is won or a Republican takes the presidency.
No Republican would have a propaganda arm in the war, at least not one on our side.
Make the election about fear and you elect Hillary.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." -Manuel II Paleologus
I don't get these Giuliani bashers. I can find no other conclusion but that they are secretly working for Hillary Clinton's campaign. Do we really know what their actual political views are? The DU might be here planting all of these anti-Giuliani posts because he is the one candidate that they are terrified of running against.
Either that or they believe Hillary is a closet conservative.
We don't deserve a president who will defend our country.
He can't be the "most electable" candidate in 2008 if you are holding him up as the best candidate to deal with an issue -- at the expense of all other issues, mind you -- that isn't even among the most important issues in the minds of most voters.
The logic here is completely flawed. The statement "Rudy Giuliani is the best candidate in 2008 because the War on Terror is Issue #1 and he's the right guy for it" is based on the presumptuous notions that: 1) the War on Terror is going to be Issue #1 in 2008 (I've already presented a good argument that it won't be), and 2) he's the right guy for that job (which may be true, but there is no solid evidence anywhere that this is the case).
I don't have a problem with his personal views, and as long as he doesn't try to nationalize them, commits to nominating judges are constitutionalists, and is committed to decreasing the Federal Government, I don't have a problem with him. That's a mouthful. If he's just Joe Liebermann with an R by his name, not interested.
<< By New York standards, he's a right-winger. But yeah with the rest of the country, he's too liberal. >>
Poor Rudy -- and his followers -- just do not get it that if America has to chose between a big-D... "Democrat" and a RINO (AKA a little-d... "democrat") it will, every darned time -- always has and always will -- vote for the real McCoy.
Mr Reagan got and maybe Newt Gingrich does. But they're about the only ones.
I can see why Rudy Giuliani would be attractive to Republicans -- especially those in the Northeast. What I can't understand is why he has any appeal at all to conservatives.
Indeed !!!
All politicians have their faults. But they pale when talking about terrorism. I want a real man who is not afraid of his own shadow or who betrays his pledge to protect America like Clinton did. Now we are going to install his enabler? Not in my book. Not as long as I have breath in my body. I don't give a damn about his other views because he isn't going to grab our guns. But Hillary will. She is a dyed in the wool socialist who wants to turn us into Europe on the North American Continent. No thanks!
"We need another Truman, who will end the War on Terror with just a few well placed bombs."
We'd vote for the one that dropped the bomb and get the one that releived McArthur.
First & foremost we need someone that is electable. You can have all the virtue you want, but if that gets a Dem in the WH what good does it do us? Better half a loaf than none.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." -Manuel II Paleologus
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