> The truth is we need a REAL conservative in the WH, and
> yes they are electable, if they weren't, RR would never
> have been elected.
Ronald Reagan had phenomenal personal charisma, executive experience as the governer of a large state, and the good fortune (after a manner of speaking) to follow Jimmy Carter into the White House.
Reagan had run in '76, too, you'll recall, and at that time he couldn't even beat FORD in the primaries.
If he hadn't had the great speaking ability and the provable executive experience, he might very well have lost to Carter in '80 as well, despite the clear principles.
> Anyone who likes Rudy is a liberal whether they realize
> it or not...he epitomizes the word RINO
Somebody yesterday posted FR's mission statement and asked "where does Rudy fit in"?
After reading it, Giuliani was spot on on the entire first paragraph, matched word for word the second half of the first sentence in the second paragraph, and scored about 80% good on the remainder.
Ford was the Rudy of 76. Imagine how much better the world would be if Reagan had one the nomination in 76, and beat Carter, which he was much more likely to do than Ford was once everybody realised Ford was a middle-of-the-road milk-toast kind of candidate.