Posted on 02/12/2007 12:02:08 PM PST by PhiKapMom
New York, Feb 12 -
The Rudy Giuliani Exploratory Committee today announced that Congressman Pete Sessions and former Congresswoman Susan Molinari are supporting Mayor Rudy Giuliani to be the next President of the United States. Both will take active roles aiding Giuliani’s exploratory efforts, with Sessions working to build support in the House and Molinari serving as both Senior Advisor and Chairman of Washington outreach.
In announcing their endorsement, Sessions and Molinari praised Giuliani’s proven leadership.
“I’m supporting Mayor Giuliani for President because he has the experience, record of results and vision to unite our country during these uncertain times. I’m honored to be a part of his team and will work hard to elect Rudy Giuliani as the next President of the United States,” said Congressman Pete Sessions.
Congresswoman Susan Molinari stated, “I’ve seen the results of Mayor Giuliani’s leadership – cutting taxes, transforming a historic deficit into a multi-billion dollar surplus and reducing crime. Without a doubt, Rudy Giuliani is the demonstrated leader America needs to tackle difficult challenges and move our country forward.”
Mayor Rudy Giuliani thanked both Congressman Sessions and former Congresswoman Molinari for their support. “I’m honored to have the support of two Republican leaders who have made a real difference as public servants.”
So, the FReepers on FR are "you guys" and they're still living in the 1980's. What does that make you?
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Why would anyone that knows Govenment confuse Cong Pete Sessions with Sen Jeff Sessions?
Ah yeah... of course. I remember the couple was portrayed as the future of Republican Party in the MSM.
Thanks for the ping!
Actually, she was elected in 1990 and served until June 1997, when she resigned from Congress to go work for CBS (Vito Fossella currently holds her seat).
Thank you for the ping and thank all three of the THREE MUSKETEERS, for being keepers of the ping list!
I generally don't like to discuss the abortion issue because there is so much emotion around it that logic goes out the window, but let's try:
Ever since the horribly decided Roe v. Wade (which arguably kicked off the "social conservative" movement) there has been a campaign to reverse it one way or the other. In 1976 Ford wanted to pass an amendment or Law that would leave it to the states; Reagan wanted a constitutional amendment to ban it outright.
I think it is fair to say that the constitutional amendment to ban it is politically hopeless. If it wasn't, though, it would be decided by 2/3 of Congress and 3/4 of the states. In other words, no involvement by the President.
There have been other laws passed by Congress and signed or vetoed by Presidents (Hyde Amendment, PBA), but these tend to be around the edges only and don't address Roe.
Meanwhile SCOTUS has addressed the issue a few times since but Roe has not been reversed, although the margin is closer than in Roe.
So the next couple of SCOTUS appointments are crucial. And yet, the Roe issue legally is really not so much about abortion per se but about judicial usurpation of power. Regardless of how one feels about abortion, the legal case for Roe is incredibly weak. Many honest legal scholars on Left have conceded as much.
For me the SCOTUS issue is not abortion per se but about judicial restraint, as CJ Roberts has mentioned. We need a President who will nominate Justices who have a proper view of the role of the Court and a Senate that will confirm such Justices. And here, I have doubts about Rudy. I am not sure he will do this.
I AM sure, however, that Hillary or Obama or any other 'rat will nominate Justices who will decide cases as they want and cite any reason they feel like citing, including Eurocourts. THIS near-certainty, combined with the negative impact on national security and the WOT, is why the 'rats must lose in '08.
Back to abortion. If Roe is overturned that in and of itself will only have a MINOR impact on the number of abortions in this country. Most states that have large numbers of abortions also are quite liberal and won't pass laws against it.
The REAL issue with abortion is WHY? The decision to have an abortion rests with a young woman who is pregnant. WHY is there such a cavalier attitude about life? WHY are some new mothers discarding babies in dumpsters? WHY are there some creepy people like the woman I once met from Planned Parenthood who fit the Limbaugh definition of feminazi -- women who cheer every time a baby is aborted like it is some kind of victory?
Until the question of the hearts of those young women is addressed, the legal issues surrounding her won't mean a thing -- and that doesn't matter WHO is President. After over thirty years of legal struggle, I just do not believe that is where this issue will be decided. It is decided every day -- right now in fact -- all across the country by young women.
In fact, I do not believe politics is where most social and/or cultural issues will be decided.
The problem with this statement is that he's not nearly as solid as a lot of folks might think. Of the ten issues we discussed, he only got a 1 (on a 0-1 scale) on a single issue -- tax policy. For the other nine issues we gave him either a 0.5 or an "incomplete."
Susan Molinari - In the House of Representatives:
While in the House of Representatives, Molinari's ideology tended to be more moderate than the main line of the Republican Party, in which the conservative Southern wing of the party was clearly ascendant. On issues of crime and punishment, she favored extended use of the federal death penalty and restrictions. She favored reduction of Social Security taxes, middle class tax cuts, and tax credits for families; these were policies consistent with traditional fiscal conservatism. She signed on to the Republicans' 1994 Contract with America, which promised a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution, and opposed the placing of U.S. troops under U.N. command. Concerning social policy, she leaned more liberal than many of her Republican colleagues. Unlike her father, an outspoken opponent of abortion, Molinari is pro-choice. She also sided with the Democrats in voting for the Family and Medical Leave Act, a cornerstone of Bill Clinton's social policy. She offset these positions with her own standing as a new mother, framing her outlook in terms of "family values," and in fact energetically campaigned for fellow Republicans with whom she disagreed on both abortion and FMLA. In her autobiography she intimated that the tense ideological atmosphere within the Republican Party after they won majority in the House and the shrewd but polarizing Georgian Newt Gingrich became Speaker contributed to her unease. Molinari gave the keynote speech at the 1996 Republican National Convention, but resigned the House in June 1997 to take a job as a television journalist for CBS. Molinari was replaced by Republican Vito Fossella in a 1997 Special Election. Fossella's voting record is much more conservative than hers.
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I also think FMLA was misguided. Unfortunately it was and is hugely popular among young working women, and in fact companies have adjusted fairly well to it. Politically supporting that was a smart move.
You are quite welcome. List is huge! Just got another one.
One of the better looking Congressman in the House as well as one of the smartest!
Sure! Welcome!
Welcome Aboard!
Oh, so another pro-abortion RINO just endorsed Giuliani. And this is news?
Ooooooooops, instead of posting to the thread, I sent the info to you in FREEPmail...go read it. LOL
Thanks.
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