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I just wish some on this forum would stop blaming me for the lack of perfect conservative candidates at the national level. The simple fact is most Americans don't hang out on political forums all day, and have no idea who "Duncan Hunter" is. I do hang out on a political forum all day, and I still couldn't pick him out of a lineup. The fact is, if he wants to be a candidate, he's gonna have to get himself some face time and get known. The other fact is, Giuliani and McCain both have more name recognition, face recognition, and in Giuliani's case, public admiration for their experience. You've got someone better? CATCH UP. But don't blame me for the relative obscurity of the "better candidates" "true conservatives" would rather elect.

Hunter is out there, concentrating his resources in early primary states. It would be a waste of money for him to advertise on, say, KING-5 or KOMO considering where we are in the primary. But the Hunter snowball does seem to be picking up speed and inertia...

On a practical level, I don't think Guiliani, if elected will make a bit of difference on guns or abortion. Abortion has been a non-starter issue even with a pro-life president and Republican majority for most of the last 8. Honestly, I think the country will be ready to make a decision about abortion in the near future, but I don't think it will be because of party politics, it will be because medical technology will have made the decision obvious to everyone. Even the most strident abortion rights supporters will not be able to deny life has begun when it can be seen, recorded, and even cured in the womb. No matter who is president.

You bring an interesting and salient perspective. Excellent point you've made here.