[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Thanks guys. It was a tough decision because I've always advocated that fiscal and national security conservatism was more important than the social issues. But Rudy is openly pro-abortion here and his statement contradicts what he said in the past. So how can we trust him overall the other issues then?

[areafiftyone]

Um I hate to say this but you weren't exactly a die-hard Rudy supporter But we Rudy Supporters don't intend to change at this point.

What did it for me with Giuliani is his support of global warming and his refusal to at least modify his abortion and gun control stands. He could have just told Hannity that taxpayers shouldn't fund abortions and the ruling should be overturned and settled by the states. With gun control he should have clearly stated that the 2nd Amendment is for self-defense instead of hunting and what happened in NYC isn't going to happen nationally. Sadly, he didn't, so I'll look elsewhere in the primaries. I'll support Rudy in the general if he wins though.

20 posted on 02/19/2007 10:44:17 PM EST by Extremely Extreme Extremist

[George W. Bush]

But Rudy is openly pro-abortion here and his statement contradicts what he said in the past. So how can we trust him overall the other issues then?

We need to leave room for our candidates to grow and to repent bad choices earlier in their career. Reagan, for instance, signed the pivotal '68 abortion bill in CA. And he didn't repent and come out as a pro-lifer until 1976, a year before his run for the GOP nomination.

Rudy won't repent his error and I think he is proud of his 'noble' stand for women. He is a secular liberal. And that's one reason why his personal life is such a mess. As for his successes in NYC, one can simply observe that he was a practical and law-and-order liberal, generally more competent that the full blown loonies the Dims offer the voters there.