[Barrett 50BMG]

Ah, don't listen to them. I think theres a bunch of democrats on here that are afraid of Rudy and they are bashing him, thats what it looks like to me anyhow...

Why would any good Republican Bash another Republican? Especially Rudy, a guy that has helped so many Conservative candidates in the last election.

[ZULU]

I can't think of ONE GOOD REASON a Democrat would "bash" a guy who essentially agrees with them on nearly every social issue of consequence, supported Democrats in the past, started as a Democrat, other than the fact he doesn't cal himself one.

By the way, check my prior posting history and registration date - I ain't no Democrat.

and I ahven't accused people who support Giuliani on this forum as being Democrats - just misled.

[cgk]

Rudy, a guy that has helped so many Conservative candidates in the last election.

He sure did. Campaigned, stumped, made speeches with, photo-ops with all sorts of candidates. Did any of them win their races?

[brazzaville]

Good evening.
"I think theres a bunch of democrats on here that are afraid of Rudy and they are bashing him, thats what it looks like to me anyhow..."

I don't know, somehow I think you are a DemocRAT troll, shilling for the RINO they want to face.

Michael Frazier

[tarheelswamprat]

Why would any good Republican Bash another Republican? Especially Rudy, a guy that has helped so many Conservative candidates in the last election.

This is not directed at you guys specifically, but pointing out the facts about a candidate's statements, positions and performance record is not "bashing" - this disingenuous conflation of "bashing" with legitimate "criticism" has become tiresome. Granted there are a few posters here who seem to live to stir up trouble, but that is not the majority of posters, and it is absolutely not the majority of lurkers.

The best way to handle the bashers and other assorted troublemakers is to simply ignore them. Don't respond to them, don't argue with them, and don't talk about them in your other posts. Try it, I believe you'll be pleased with how well it works. /grin

As several of the more thoughtful posters here have pointed out, it's way too early to get so riled-up over an election 18 months away. Now is the time, before the primaries, for all of us to just do our research and get the information and facts about all the prospective candidates on the record, in a manner respectful of each other. The hard choices of where to compromise and how best to pull together will come later.

[TET1968]

"Why would any good Republican Bash another Republican? Especially Rudy, a guy that has helped so many Conservative candidates in the last election."

Easy answer...to split the party vote in favor or Hillery by proudly crediting the demonizing of Rudy on "True Conservatives".