He's the only one that can beat Hillary!!!
(Haven't you been following this???)
j/k
He is not qualified if you ask me.
Uh.
Hmmm.
Well....
Gee, I'm gonna have to get back with ya on that one.
He drastically reduced crime in New York City.
For those who believe terrorism is a criminal issue, he would actually be the #1 candidate among anyone.
That's not an endorsement from me. But that's the way the media would play it if he were a democrat.
I saw Rudy kick butt and take names first hand in a city thought to be ungovernable.
He's qualified.
What are Duncan Hunter's qualifications?
Rudolph GiulianiMilitary service None
Reason Student deferments (Manhattan College 1965; NYU Law School 1968); special deferment at request of federal judge for whom he was clerking.
Quote "Freedom is about authority."
any of the republican candidates would do better here then any Dem.
but don't kid yourself - a more specific answer to your question is - REVENGE FOR WHAT HAPPENED TO NEW YORK CITY on 9/11. don't think for a second that this isn't a big part of Rudy's makeup (whatever your feelings might be about him on another issue).
this war on terror - its personal for Rudy.
Nothing, he isn't of the right cloth.
Well, Jim, if one wanted to go by military experience, John McCain would probably be better qualified not only than Rudy, but than most of the GOP field. But I'm not helping, am I?
I would say you have to look at all the likely candidates:
McCain
Guiliani
Romney
Clinton
Edwards
Obama
Richardson
Not much military experience anywhere at the division level or above.
However, let's look at character and attitude towards the enemy. You can rule out all the Democratic candidates right away. Both Guiliani and McCain are aggressive and combative towards external and internal enemies. Romney, while good on other issues, is too much of a compromiser and talker.
McCain actually fought in combat, but was not in high command. One can admire him as a veteran while wondering how he would do now. He may have a little too much desire for popularity to be as tough as he would have to be.
Rudy, as an attorney general, ran devastating campaigns against gangs and criminals. If he were to treat al Qaeda like he treated the five Mafia families of New York, they would have a tough life. He certainly would not hesitate to authorize the CIA to use unorthodox or rough tactics against America's enemies. Nor would he hesitate to round up internal terrorists just because CAIR might whine.
..well, the mantra around here seems to be something like "Rudy is the best choice--because to vote otherwise Hillary will get in", or something like that...
Both Gore and Kerry went to Viet Nam. So did McCain. Do we want any of them to lead the country during the 9/11 time?
So, you support John McCain?
In all seriousness, I think Rudy's response to 9/11 cast him as a leader, and the claim is that he's a competent executive. However aside from that there is nothing in his past to suggest that he'd be a better CIC than most of the other nominees.
I certainly don't see why it makes sense to cast aside social conservatism to elect a person who may be a better CIC.
He's miles away from being a conservative. That's my only problem with him.
On a serious note, I did appreciate the way he told the SA Prince, Suleyman bin Skyhook Abednegone, to stick his 10 mil check, immediately after 911.
That don't get my vote, though.
I've seen very little other qualifications, except for the fact that he was the mayor of the most liberal city in the world.
He may know municipal budgets, he can get the garbage picked up, he can get the sewage treated and he can put the police on the street.
But he wants my guns, he has no compunction with the murder of a fetus, he has no real concern about the violation of our borders, etc.
I see a Ross Perot situation looming here, though.
From some of the posts I see, if Rudy if the nominee, a lot of them will desert for the third party.
That's how we got that POS, Clintoon.
As I've said before, if I must and there is no other way, I will vote for the "R" before I vote for any "D".
But only if he is shoved down my throat.
I really and sincerely hope it does not come to that.
No way, no how Rudy gets my vote, rather vote for Hillery then him, at least that way I know what I am getting!
And here is why!
Here's the exact quote from the man himself that makes it so I will not vote for him, in 1996, in an interview by the New York Post's Jack Newfield:
"Most of Clinton's policies are very similar to most of mine."
If you rephrase the question, "among the likely presidential candidates, which one is most qualified to enforce the laws of the United States", you'd have to put Rudy at or near the top of that list.