Let me make a prediction: if neither McCain or Giuliani is the Republican prez candidate in 2008, we will lose. Nobody knows any of the other Pubbie candidates. Both McCain and Giluliani are popular with many noncommitted/independent voters. That doesn't mean I prefer McCain or Giuliani. It just means that they are the only two Pubbies who can win in 2008. Conservatives might not like that...I don't like that, but that's the facts Jack. Pubbies who swear that they will not vote for either might as well cast their votes for the Dem candidate.
I agree. McCain and Giuliani are the only guys with any centrist appeal, like them or not. Of the two, Giuliani is the stealth consevative. McCain apparently has a Bad Idea Machine in his office that generates malicious legislation under the guise of good government.
As for abortion, if the right judges are appointed, the issue will be returned to the states, where it belongs.