Posted on 02/06/2007 12:08:48 PM PST by 300magnum
I would venture to suggest that every Democratic candidate disagrees with you (and me) even more than Rudy does, on every one of these issues. He would also try to do more about his views on these issues -- another important question to consider. In addition, you cannot veto Rudy and still be a responsible conservative if there is no viable alternative in the GOP. Is Newt viable? I don't think so, though I could be proven wrong in the primaries in the unlikely event that he runs? Is Romney viable? Politically, yes, but overall, how does he stack up against Rudy on the conservative issues AND the likelihood of walking the walk, not just talking the talk? I'm unconvinced. MeCain? Don't get me started. Tancredo, Brownback, Huckabee? Not viable. And, to put it a little crudely, I think Brownback is a wuss -- and probably not very bright.
So, what's your alternative?
Only the extreemists will refuse to back him on gays and abortion.
I think this is gonna be an easy one, for him.
Maybe a plurality of reps like Rudy. They have their own self serving purposes. They certainly aren't interested in freedom, which means they could care less about their fellows. I'll stick with freedom and my brothers that love it. Rudy and the country clubbers can go take a flying leap off a cliff.
Remember RINO's are democrats in denial. Always blame someone else. They want Rudy but it will be the Conservatives fault that he loses not their wrong choice.
I always interpret "squid ink" in the worst possible way. If the politician is trying to obscure his position, I have to assume that he means to do something bad. Therefore, I have to assume that Rudi is just fine with "Ban 'em all".
He's a 'Contract with America' conservative. Like most of us.
He's a tough manager, hard on crime, defense, budgets, etc.
The 'socials' who won't vote for anyone who doesn't think exactly like them will be his only opponents, and all but the fanatics will vote for him in the end.
He's a good manager, has a great resume running a large, complicated govt, is tough, a great speaker.
We could do worse for Prez.
And the "must think exactly like I do" crowd will mostly vote R at crunch time. The only ones who won't are the fanatics who are so homophobic there's no hope with them.
"Where was Megan Marshak when Vice-President Nelson Rockefeller Died?"
Hey Rudy is their kind of Guy. They probably were secret admirers of Bill and Monica.
See that is what scares me. I am not so sure he can hold up. I am still undecided.
How can you be so sure?
There was a lot more than gun crackdowns going on in those years: increasing general prosperity, changes in the age distribution of the population, changes in the way drugs were dealt and gangs were organized, more criminals being locked up for longer terms, and changes in many other facets of community policing (remember the broken-window theory?)
It's far too simplistic to say that gun controls lowered New York's crime rate, when the crime rates also went down in dozens of states that were EXPANDING gun rights at the same time.
-ccm
If you care about the second amendment, you just can't support him.
It's very easy for me to imagine him disarming us all in an attempt to get guns away from "terrorists".
I'm not buying it.
Except those 'Contract with America' conservatives elected in 1994 sent two partial-birth abortion bans to Clinton. And one to Bush.
Clinton vetoed both. Bush signed his.
Now we have Dems in Congress and an alleged Republican saying he is opposed to a ban on PBA. Can he be trusted to veto a recall of the ban if the Dems send him one?
IMO, no, given his history.
He's a tough manager, hard on crime, defense, budgets, etc.
I don't want just a manager. I want someone who will use the bully pulpit to promote a conservative agenda.
The 'socials' who won't vote for anyone who doesn't think exactly like them will be his only opponents, and all but the fanatics will vote for him in the end.
Straight out of the Rockefeller Republican self-help manual labelled "How to Stay Out of Power ... But Still Keep Your Self-Esteem".
Gore and Kerry made it clear they wouldn't go after our guns. But we didn't believe them because of their past actions. Same thing here.
"In any case, we cannot expect perfection from our politicians on any issue."
Its NOT just one issue! Rudy is far left on many of the issues that matter to conservative Republicans.
On God, Guns, and Gays he is to the left of most of even the RAT party.
The Rat candidates are, I'd bet, to the left of him on EVERY issue. And again, they would do more about it.
This is definitely an important issue that must be watched.
How can a candidate jettison his past positions on issues so that he can be trusted if he adopts a new position? I don't have an answer to that.
The most important issue is life. The right to defend oneself is part and parcel of the right to life.
The 2d amendment recognizes that God-given right.
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