"Dont like" doesnt count.
Solid record and positions that are more emphatically conservative, good character and great executive leadership. It's worth considering:
http://www.freerepublic.com/~unmarkedpackage/
I wont argue on McCain. But he is a real conservative on many more issues than Rudy.
"If Hunger of Newt could beat any of the Dem Candidates, I woudl enthusistically vote for them."
Reality is that Newt is the most articulate defender of conservative ideas we have. Bar none. He should not be underestimated as a candidate.
"Rudy is continuing to be the frontrunner. " If you are just voting for the winner for the sake of being on the 'winning side', why bother voting at all?
"Wake up and smell reality. It IS Rudy or Hillary. Pick one." That's not reality, that's braindead reductionism. I will tell you right now that the chance it is Rudy v Hillary is less than 1 in 10. IMHO Hillary has better than 50/50 chance of NOT being the candidate, and Rudy, once his baggage is exposed and his non-conservativeness questioned, will be far from the frontrunner. Anyone looking at polls now as 'reality' is smoking crack. they mean nothing; voters have no clue. What matters are the essential levers in the voting decision.
Read this:http://travismonitor.blogspot.com/2007/02/who-should-be-our-next-president.html
Tell me honestly how Rudy matches up and meets the test. If he passes, he's in. If he doesn't, time for another candidate.
The primary is NOT between Rudy and Hillary - the primary is WHO IS THE BEST CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN.
The primary is about choosing the person who is most likely to beat the Dem candidate. Period.