Posted on 01/31/2007 8:47:58 AM PST by Reagan Man
Jumbo shrimp.
Just because the guy is not a good candidate for President doesn't mean that he's evil or that his fellow Republicans should stand by and let him be slandered. You clearly don't know your Reagan too well.
Reducing taxes was really the only option left to Rudy and the City Council.
Not according to the City Council it wasn't. They fought him tooth and nail.
But I'm more concerned about it being the abortion capitol of America myself.
Sad to say, but NYC is far from America's abortion capital. Per capita there are far fewer abortions than in Atlanta or LA. And Giuliani didn't introduce abortion to NYC.
No one expected Reagan to abolish the income tax system.
And no one expected Giuliani to abolish the NYC income tax system. Yet you're busting his hump about it when you won't bust Reagan's about the federal.
As the MI pointed out, Rudy`s tax cuts offset the Dinkins tax increases from a few years earlier.
Indeed, they were the first actual rollback of taxes in NYC since the Civil War. But he didn't abolish all taxes, so that accomplishment means nothing. Giuliani also failed to colonize Mars for NYC while he was mayor.
NYC is still a liberal city. Run by liberals, for liberals.
Another Giuliani failure, he failed to magically transform NYC's electorate from a supermajority of liberals to a majority of Reagan conservatives. He also failed to transmute base metals into gold! Oh, is there anything wrong with NYC for which Giuliani is not personally responsible?
I had left the city because it became a terrible place to live in the 1970`s.
I see. You're a quitter.
Giuliani wasn't.
Frankly, I'm not the one running around making excuses for Rudy Giuliani and defending his liberal record.
His record, quite frankly, isn't liberal. Every policy he implemented in NYC was more conservative than the existing policy it replaced. The problem is that his policies will never become conservative enough for national office.
I'm not the one denouncing the Manhattahn Institute, a friend of Rudy`s, you are.
This is sad. The MI was not Giuliani's "friend" - Giuliani was their customer. He purchased consulting services from them for part of his mayoral administration. Perhaps you're the kind of guy who thinks the checkout girl and the supermarket really likes you personally because she smiles at you. She doesn't really dig you - you're just a customer.
You're the one who went bonkers.
According to my FReepmail box, you are the only one on planet Earth who believes that I was the person who went "bonkers" on this thread.
Why do you have such an obsessive animus against Rudy Giuliani that you feel compelled to post columns by lefty liars just to slander the guy?
He's just a substandard GOP presidential candidate in a large field of substandard wannabes. You seem to think he's the Antichrist or something. All he is is a Rockefeller Republican who has a head for administration.
If you don't believe me, look it up. More abortions take place in NYC then any other city in America. NYC is America's abortion capitol. And the last time I looked, more abortions took place in NYState then anyother state in the union. With 2/3rds of all abortions occurring in NYC. Rudy supports Roe v Wade, abortion on demand and is opposed to a ban on partial brith abortions. Its a liberal, anti-life thingy. Rudy is no conservative. Rudy is pro-death!
Moving out of NYC was the best move I ever made. Guess that makes me smarter then the average New Yawker. I see you call New Jersey home. My best friend here in Colorado is from Jersey. His wife is from Bay Ridge Brooklyn. In fact half my friends out here are from NY. Like me, they were smart and moved. You're still letting northeast liberals take you for a ride. LMBO Whats that say about you?
>>>>His record, quite frankly, isn't liberal.
The Manhattan Institute disagrees with you and so do I. Most Freepers call Rudy a liberal. The Founder of FR calls him a liberal. You need to wake up and get conservative. Look up liberal in the dictionary and you'll see a photo of RudyG.
>>>>The MI was not Giuliani's "friend"..
Rudy was on board with the MI since the 1980`s. The MI is a 501(C)(3) non-profit organization. Its a political think tank and Rudy has been one of their biggest supporters through the years. In political terms, Rudy and the MI are "friends". He's accepted many speaking engagements at the MI and even gave a quote for the MI`s 25 anniversary website edition. Look it up on their website.
>>>>>All he is is a Rockefeller Republican ...
A Rockefeller Republican is a liberal.
Rudy was a popular and successful mayor before 9/11, and he showed strength of leadership before that fateful day. The author basically said 9/11 is all Rudy has. If you think this author would treat any other Republican any better, I'd sure like to see it.
Well, you said "women", not excluding conservative women or any other group of women.
But okay, got it.
I'm sorry I wasn't more clear. I was speaking of the statistical majority of women who consistently vote Democratic. Oprah voters, if you will.
I adore conservative women. If we had more of them, this country would be unbreakable.
I think you replied to the wrong person...I never said any of those things.
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