Posted on 02/12/2007 9:43:49 PM PST by RWR8189
The book on Rudy Giuliani is that he is too liberal on social issues to win the Republican presidential nomination. Tony Perkins, head of the Family Research Council, put it succinctly: "I don't see anyone getting the Republican nomination who is not pro-life and a staunch defender of traditional marriage."
But Mr. Giuliani is running strong in Iowa and New Hampshire polls and leading most national surveys of Republicans. He's charming crowds of conservatives everywhere he goes. So it's worth wondering if Mr. Perkins is missing an undercurrent coursing through conservative politics.
Republicans have just experienced a bruising midterm election defeat. The president is suffering dismal approval ratings, and its erstwhile front-runner for the presidential nomination, Sen. John McCain, made his national reputation as a "maverick." The Giuliani rise evident now may be more than name recognition and residual support from his stalwart leadership following the Sept. 11 attacks. Mr. Giuliani's support may also arise from his having successfully moved an entrenched political culture in New York City, something national Republicans have not been able to do in Washington.
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Why yes I do nopardons, post your own link backing up your statements of fact and do learn HTML. Thanks in advance.
I only left once. What is this second time you keep babbling about?
I lived in NYC under Rudy. He was a great mayor, but not because he was conservative -- which he wasn't and isn't. He let the cops do their job, and he took no sh-t from anyone, that was the secret of his success.
I don't have a candidate yet, because there are no electable conservatives in the race. No matter what happens, I have no plans to support a RINO former mayor with serious personal issues that will become a problem later in the campaign.
Bwahahahahahahaha......
And I'm not the one who is even anywhere near selling out MY country. If anyone is guilty of that, it would be you.
The Bill of Rights is toilet paper to people like you, nopardons.
But the dead elephant is simpler.. more direct..
Now, if YOU were going to work on his campaign, THAT would be an EXCELLENT thing for his opponents; with your track record.
"You have no credibility at all, after saying that."
I don't want any credibility with you, your obviously a lib.
Good post. I, too, will never, ever vote for a liberal, lawyer from New York--EITHER one.
My track record is to only support people who believe in the Constitution, and prove it, nopardons. I certainly won't apologize to your ilk for that.
And that long laundry list is a yawner; dear. Nobody reads the spam; you've all gone to overkill. :-)
FR`s resident liar opens up her big trap again, to bloviate more hot air from deep inside the bowels of her being.
Spewing more falsehoods, innuendo, accusations and general liberal crapola. Carry on! LMBO
Sometimes overkill is called for, to make sure you've killed all the rats under the rocks.
Or is THAT a threat?
You are basing your opinion on a fallacy. Many New Yorkers ( and the state is larger than N.Y.C. and/or your relatives !) can't stand Hillary. He WILL give her a race for N.Y.'s electoral college votes.
If you want to have nightmares, imagine a Republican Party where the only ones left were exactly like nopardons.
Ummm....Dudes, aren't you forgetting that a little thing called CANCER was responsible for him pulling out of the race?
Naaaaaaaaaaaaaw.......that's the flag that the candidates you work for have to fly, after the elections are over.
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