[mikeus_maximus]

He leads in the polls because the majority of the GOP thinks moral principles are fodder for compromise. They didn't get understand the election of '06. They won't get it in '08. The erroneous lesson they draw from every defeat is "We have to run more toward the middle."

Might as well get used to hearing "Good morning, Madam President."

[MittFan08]

"He leads in the polls because the majority of the GOP thinks moral principles are fodder for compromise."

No, he leads because most Republicans want the best candidate available WHO CAN WIN. I have no interest at all in making some statement in the primaries by nominating a Newt Gingrich-type who will get absolutely trounced by Hillary. Honestly, I wish Giuliani had different positions on abortion, gay rights, etc. But I see that he's a strong leader, a tax cutter and a fiscal conservative and that he promises to appoint strict constructionist judges. That is a package that I can support.

"Might as well get used to hearing "Good morning, Madam President."


The fact is that polls show Giuliani beating Hillary.