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How can I be conservative but support Rudy? Explain?

I will try.

Years ago I used to travel back and forth from California to NYC for business - over Rudy's "reign" - I saw NYC go from a crime ridden city to what it became.

I saw Rudy do the following in NYC:

- Shut down all the porn shops in Times Square - and everywhere else inside the city

- Take welfare and turn it into "work fare" - you want the money earn it.

- He extended tax breaks to almost all existing businesses - and more important to me - he extended tax breaks to new incoming businesses.

- He got the pan-handlers off the streets - they were dangerous, and scary if you remember them?

- He forbid Arafat and his ilk in the city.

I watched a tough SOB take a city that was deemed unleadable - and lead it - and change it - and clean it up.

The feat could only be done by a man who stood his ground and clobbered people over the head on issues he supported.

Look - I understand the gay thing - and the gun rights issues - I get that - but let me try and put it into perspective.

NEW YORK CITY !!!! - it ain't Kansas.

NYC is a world unto itself - it really is. I think you have to speak a lot of time to appreciate how diverse that place is. The whole place is nuts to the rest of America - so many foreign languages - so many foreigners - so many sexual orientations - yep - it's wild.

My point is this.

Rudy led NYC as a conservative - and he did it by embracing NYC residents and all their extremes - he had to - he was Mayor.

Once the campaign begins - everyone will have a chance to hear the man (and the others) talk on their feets - talk about what they beleive - and why. Right now - most people just know what they have been told by others - not what Rudy has to say himself - directly to a national audience.

I have seem the man in person 3 times now - and I am very very impressed with him - prior to 8 months ago - I only knew him from TV or print media - I have sat and listened to him speak - he is very impressive and very open.

Ok?