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I wish Rudy had different positions on abortion and other issues.

But I try to live in the real world, and in that world we have a finite number of truly electable candidates for the Republican nomination. I am not under some delusion that another Ronald Reagan is going to magically appear on the scene. Rudy looks to me to be the best bet to defeat Hillary, so that's the starting point for my wanting to support him.

Beyond that, a lot changed for me after 9-11. It is now extremely important to me that if I put myself in the position of bin Laden with a suitcase nuke, I want a president in office who he is going to think "maybe I'd better not use this thing, or just maybe Mecca is going to go away." If Hillary were in charge, he'd probably risk it. I don't think he would if Rudy were calling those shots.

THAT is the issue that will drive my vote the most- who will protect my kids from the bin Ladens of the world? And I'm willing to overlook some things if I think I've found that candidate. If that makes me a bad conservative, so be it.