Bush Aides Like What They See In Guiliani

http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/articles/070212/12giuliani.htm ^

[MittFan08]

While the White House is taking a hands-off approach to the 2008 GOP presidential primaries so far, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani is quietly seeing an administration cheerleading section grow.

One insider said that it is built on the fact that Giuliani continues to beat Sen. John McCain in the polls and also because he is offering to stick with several Bush programs, including an aggressive stance against terrorists, and promises to name conservative judges to the court. One Bush official today noted Giuliani's pledge to nominate conservative judges and applauded the New Yorker for making that claim in liberal California.

"He didn't back away just because he was in California. In fact, he went there to make that statement. That's a very important signal," said the insider. Interestingly, even White House conservatives are showing support for Giuliani.

"He's the front-runner, and he's doing everything so far very good," said another official. "He isn't bending to what people want to hear. He kind of sounds like Bush did in 2000."

[BunnySlippers]

UH OH. :)

[areafiftyone]

It'll wake them up!

[Bahbah]

Thanks for the ping, Bunny.

[Afronaut]

It appears that Rudy Giuliani is campaigning as the lone antigun 2008 presidential candidate; even none of the Democrats are talking about gun control.

It worked so well for Elizabeth Dole in 2000 during her very brief campaign. Perhaps he has some of her advisers or, unlike Dole, Rudy may actually believe what he is saying on gun control."

What a Leftist!

[Peach]

Good morning.

Rudy is doing really well everywhere he campaigns, including the most conservative state of South Carolina.

[devane617]

If Bush Aids like what they see...That is reason enough for me to not support him.

[trisham]

"An insider". "An official". Yup, they're really coming out in support for Giuliani.

[ClarenceThomasfan]

Watch here comes the idiot spamming the board with the anti-Guiliani chart.

[ClarenceThomasfan]

The White House probably likes Guiliani because he supports the war in Iraq, he promised to appoint conservative judges and he has been a big backer of President Bush even in his darkest hour.

That is why I like him too.

[StatenIsland]

"...an aggressive stance against terrorists, and promises to name conservative judges to the court."

Stop right there. If these aren't your two top priorities, nos. 1 and 1A, then bash away.

If these indeed are your top priorities (in my case, something akin to taking my next breath) then the rest is inconsequential.

Favoring gun control while governing a city of 9+ million? Shocking? Face it, the average NYC resident doesn't know squat about guns; guns in the hands of non-law-enforcement individuals in a city like New York serves few purposes - principally murder, armed robbery and cop-killing.

Rudy cleaned up a cesspool he inherited from liberals - does that compute? He took liberal stances on some issues to get elected in a decidedly liberal city, yet he respects the Constitution and will appoint strict constructionist judges - does that give you a clue about how important an issue like "gun control" is to him?

If abortion and gun control were his hot-button issues, would he be promising to appoint conservative judges? Would a liberal end the welfare culture that permeated NYC, forcing people back to work and off the dole? Would he be locking up panhandlers, or would he, as a "liberal", be championing their right to "earn" a living from the sweat of YOUR brow?

Would a liberal have kicked Al Sharpton to the curb in the first week of his Administration? Would a liberal have tossed millions of bucks back in the face of an Arab prince? Would a liberal have physically removed scum like Yassar Arafat from a reception, branding him a murderer and humiliating him on an international stage?

RINO. I laugh at that. Who decided what makes a RINO a RINO? Perhaps the real "RINOS" are those that myopically latch onto social issues over which the President has little control, and ignore what Republicans should really stand for today; a tough, non-appeasement stance on Islamic extremists, belief in appointing strict, constructionist judges, and low taxes.

Rudy gets top grades on all three.

[areafiftyone]

Rudy is not going to touch your guns but that is something you guys will never learn. Rudy is more interested in fighting the WOT and keeping the economy going than your guns. And even the Bush White House knows that.

[areafiftyone]

Good Post!

[Spiff]

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

[areafiftyone]

They're heeeeere! ;-)

[TitansAFC]

---"Watch here comes the idiot spamming the board with the anti-Guiliani chart."---

For the record, Free Republic has come out against the Rudy campaign. It is those who continue to promote him in spite oft his who are "spammers." The rest are people defending their conservative turf here.

There are plenty of Pro-Rudy sites. Why not post this stuff where it is wanted?

[Leatherneck_MT]

Why am I not surprised

[areafiftyone]

For the record, Free Republic has come out against the Rudy campaign

WRONG!! Just JR did and a few others. Try and tell that to our huge ping list. If you are suggesting that we move to another site FORGET IT!

[Spiff]

[areafiftyone]

We are not moving until JR says we have to. So you guys can debate us all you want but quit trying to tell us to leave here!

[areafiftyone]