[sitetest]

I'm sure it's just an oversight.

LOL.

Note: I had to heavily edit the title to get it to fit in FR's parameters.

I didn't see this previously posted. If this was previously posted, my apologies in advance for the duplicate.

[sitetest]

Grist for the mill.

[finnman69]

Look at all of those lousy liberals and socialists holding up signs for Giuliani!
Ooops, those are all die hard Republicans and conservatives. Never mind.

[albie]

Maybe he's running an honest campaign and he's having difficulty telling us..."Socialist". That fool from Vermont can run as his VP.

[tfelice]

Maybe he is just waiting for his endorsements from NARAL, Planned Parenthood, Queer Nation and NAMBLA.

[WalterSkinner]

..I'm sure there is a degree of gratification to dwell in that "haven't announced yet" zone--being one of the darlings of the MSM and desperate pragmatists who fear Hillary above all things evil.

But hopefully reality will set in and the Mayor and his ilk will see that it isn't going to happen for them in the present Republican party--just ask President Colin Powell...

[raybbr]

For your enjoyment.

[Antoninus]

Here's Rudy announcing that he plans to run for president:



Oh, wait, that's not Rudy? Could have fooled me. I can't think of one policy issue where Rudy differs from this guy. The only difference is that Rudy has an "R" after his name.

[Lazamataz]

Newsday isn't credible to make any assumptions whatsoever.

[Little Ray]

He'd be a great Democrat.
In fact if the Democrats ran somebody like him, I'd feel a lot better for the country...
Sorta like Zell Miller for President: A Democrat even Republicans could love...

[Fierce Allegiance]

The more people know about Rudy, the less viable he becomes. Glad we have a real candidate, Hunter!

[MEGoody]

And asked what party he belongs to on a different form, Giuliani didn't say - he left the answer blank.

LOL Maybe Rudy thinks he can switch to Democrat and beat out Hillary for the Dem nomination. Wouldn't be much of a stretch for him to join the Dem party.

[Spiff]

Republicans looking at Rudolph Giuliani's campaign for president always ask two questions - is he really running, and is he a "real Republican?"

NO! He is not a real Republican.

Giuliani/Clinton/Dem vs. GOP Platform Comparison
Issue	Giuliani	Clinton	Dem Platform	GOP Platform
Abortion on Demand	Supports	Supports	Supports	Opposes
Partial Birth Abortion	Supports Opposed NY ban	Supports	Supports	Opposes
Roe v. Wade	Supports	Supports	Supports	Opposes
Taxpayer Funded Abortions	Supports	Supports	Supports	Opposes
Embryonic Stem Cell Research	Supports	Supports	Supports	Opposes
Federal Marriage Amendment	Opposes	Opposes	Opposes Defined at state level	Supports
Gay Domestic Partnership/ Civil Unions	Supports	Supports	Supports	Opposes
Openly Gay Military	Supports	Supports	Supports	Opposes
Defense of Marriage Act	Opposes	Opposes	Opposes	Supports
Amnesty for Illegal Aliens	Supports	Supports	Supports	Opposes
Special Path to Citizenship for Illegal Aliens	Supports	Supports	Supports	Opposes
Tough Penalties for Employers of Illegal Aliens	Opposes	Opposes	Opposes	Supports
Sanctuary Cities/ Ignoring Immigration Law	Supports	Supports	Supports	Opposes
Protecting 2nd Amendment	Opposes	Opposes	Opposes Supports bans	Supports
Confiscating Guns	Supports Confiscated as mayor. Even bragged.	Supports	Supports Supports bans	Opposes
'Assault' Weapons Ban	Supports	Supports	Supports
Frivolous Lawsuits Against Gun Makers	Supports Filed One Himself	Supports		Opposes
Gun Registration/Licenses	Supports	Supports		Opposes
War in Afghanistan	Supports	Supports Voted for it	Supports	Supports
War in Iraq	Supports	Supports Voted for it	Supports Weak support	Supports
Patriot Act	Supports	Supports Voted for it 2001 & 2006	Opposes	Supports

"Most of Clinton's policies are very similar to most of mine." - Rudy Giuliani

[NRA2BFree]

Republicans looking at Rudolph Giuliani's campaign for president always ask two questions - is he really running, and is he a "real Republican?"

Yes, he's running, and NO he's NOT a Republican, he's a RINO. Although lately, it's almost unable to tell the two apart!!

[beltfed308]

Rudy would be perfect!

As mayor of NYC.

[Redcloak]

ROTFLMAO!

On the 1st thread announcing that he'd filed, I facetiously asked "Which party?". Little did I know that it was a legitimate question!

[longtermmemmory]

Guiliani might run as a DEMOCRAT?!

not likely,

but interesting.

He would not have to change a single position.

[RichardW]

Why should he? He's just playing it close to the vest. After he gets in then his opponents will go tooth and toenail after him. Offhand, I'd say he's employing a form of the rope-a-dope strategy. Let them knock each other out of the race and then he can step into the breach. I like it.

[Spiff]

He's not listed as a Republican in the FEC database for his Presidential Exploratory Committee filing either:

                                                                        Candidate
 Com. ID              Committee Name                 City    St    Party   Des Type State Office

C00430512  RUDY GIULIANI PRESIDENTIAL EXPLORAT     NEW YORK  NY             P    P        00     President

You can look at Duncan Hunter's filing there too. You'll see that he declares himself a Republican on his FEC FORM 1 and FEC FORM 2.

Brownback filed as Republican on his FEC FORM 1 and FEC FORM 2.

Even Mitt Romney, despite his less than sterling Republican record, got it right and filed as a Republican on his FEC FORM 1 and FEC FORM 2.

Surprisingly, McCain filed as a Republican on his FEC FORM 1 and FEC FORM 2 too.

Rudy did not.

I know because I checked.