Me, I just don't understand this apparent hate fest over Rudy Giuliani.
Do Freepers want the Republican Party to field a candidate capable of beating Hillary Clinton, or don't they?
If this is all just about beating Hillary here is one way to do it.
Have Rudy keep all of his current views, and come out against the War on Terror. That would push a lot of the supposed mushy middle to him.
Statement by the founder of Free Republic:
In our continuing fight for freedom, for America and our constitution and against totalitarianism, socialism, tyranny, terrorism, etc., Free Republic stands firmly on the side of right, i.e., the conservative side...
At this stage of the campaign, we "anti-Rudies" shouldn't be maligned on a conservative site for pushing for a strong, conservative candidate. Tell me how well pushing "electability" over philosophy has worked in CA...
Also, it isn't a hatefest over Rudy himself. I'm sure he's a very nice fellow. It's a backlash reaction to a supposedly conservative-leaning political party that keeps pushing left-leaning candidates and expecting conservatives to hold their noses to vote for the "lesser of two evils".
I'm not so sure there is a lesser any more. We are careening toward socialism in this country and the GOP has helped--not hindered--this process.
Please send me the crystal ball you are looking into so that I may also peer into the future!
Beware of who's shouting that only Rudy Giulliani can beat Hillary Clinton. This "theory" is a deliberate fabrication of the MSM. It is in their best political interest to push a candidate now that they can destroy later. And, that, my friend, is Rudy.
You're falling for spin and a media creation. I wouldn't really care except you risk taking a GOP victory in 2008 with you when you crash land.