Jim Nussle on Giuliani

National Review ^ | 1/31/07

[areafiftyone]

Looks like Jim Nussle has been Reading Rudy Threads on Free Republic. I know others have.

[areafiftyone]

(((((PING))))))

[onyx]

“Perfect” has become the enemy of the “good”,





Indeed.

[miss marmelstein]

Thanks for your ping list, areafiftyone; it's fun to read all these opinions on Rudy. Stay with it!

[areafiftyone]

He has summed it up in a nutshell!

[areafiftyone]

You are quite welcome and good morning to you. Another bright sunny day in Freeperville! :-)

[Peach]

Excellent. An actual common sense conservative. I was starting to think that was a dying breed.

[Alberta's Child]

“Perfect” has become the enemy of the “good”, and we saw that borne out during this past November’s elections. I am hopeful that our Party will avoid needless debates over a non-existent perfect candidate.

Framing a discussion about prospective candidates in a fraudulent manner like this is a clear sign of Rudy Giuliani's weaknesses as a prospective nominee. I don't know a single Freeper opposed to Giuliani who insists on having a "perfect" candidate at all. It's just that it would be nice to get a GOP candidate who is conservative on more than 15% of the issues.

[areafiftyone]

I don't know a single Freeper opposed to Giuliani who insists on having a "perfect" candidate at all.

LOL! You haven't been reading the Rudy posts lately have you?

Their mantra is:
He's not good enough, not smart enough and gosh darn it I HATE HIM!

[JCEccles]

I have chosen to support Mayor Giuliani because I believe we need to embrace the ideals and the values that unite us.

Pro-abortion, pro-gay rights, anti-family, pro-gun confiscation, pro-hate crimes. What's not to like?

It's thrilling to know that Giuiliani so perfectly embodies the ideals and values of (social) liberals everywhere.

[tiger-one]

Duncan Hunter and Newt are the most Conservative, compare their records with anyone.

[Peach]

The Hoover Institute, to which Reagan is an Honorary Fellow, thinks Rudy would be good for the GOP and make a good president.

http://www.hoover.org/publications/digest/3491481.html

[HereInTheHeartland]

Jim Nussle is his point person in Iowa, he is not a disinterested observer.

[Sir Francis Dashwood]

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[TitansAFC]

This whole article is insulting and condescending. It is yet another example of a Rudy-ophile just accepting as truth the premise that all Republicans who oppose Rudy seek nothing less than a PERFECT candidate. It shows that Jim Nussle is out-of-touch with the base (no surprise there), and that the Rudy camp has little to offer SoCons and gun Conservatives other than belittling and contempt.

Shame on Jim Nussle for this letter, shame on him. Not for backing Rudy - which is his right - but for reasserting false platitudes about those who have reservations about Giuliani, while condescending us as children who don't understand why our issues don't matter as long as there is anyone ion the world who means to do us harm.

Shame on you, Jim Nussle. Yours is the argument that polarizes us yet further from Rudy. It's like a Rudy opposer constantly premising every article against Rudy by stating as an understood, universal fact that Rudy Giuliani wants an abortion clinic annexed at every elementary school.

[KenmcG414]

It will come down to two or three candidates for President. It's almost impossible to get one who will agree with EVERYTHING we stand for.

[areafiftyone]

Nice!

[miss marmelstein]

Their mantra is:
He's not good enough, not smart enough and gosh darn it I HATE HIM!

LOL: now we know you're a liberal plant, you just quoted a joke from AL FRANKEN!!!!!!

[areafiftyone]

universal fact that Rudy Giuliani wants an abortion clinic annexed at every elementary school.

That is the dumbest thing I have ever heard!

[areafiftyone]

LOL! ;-)