The answer to your question is perhaps so. I am not concerned at this time about the responses. I have noted my respect to those that disagree. Moreover, I recognize that I will not be able to sway those of you who have such heartfelt feelings.
In a previous thread (response 253)"Thinking Hard About Voting for Rudy" Feb 23, 2006 I made the following comment "Any conservative that would hesitate with the choice between Guiliani and Clinton has their head up their butt." This is meant as no disrespect to those who are now articulating no way Rudy even in the general election. My belief this sentiment is really about the primary. To reiterate, there is no reason for you at this time (based on your comment and your tagline) to think about a Rudy candidacy. You need to focus upon your candidate. If, however, Rudy vs Hillary matchup comes to pass, and appropriate reflection and analysis is undertaken, I will stand by my comment. The choice is that clear cut.
Rudy should run with her as a democrat.
"Any conservative that would hesitate with the choice between Guiliani and Clinton has their head up their butt. This is meant as no disrespect to those who are now articulating no way Rudy even in the general election."
That is in fact an act of disrepsect, and it assults those you want to open a discussion with right up front.
So at some point down the road you hope to be on higher moral ground as to this issue.
As I have stated, if Rudy is the Republican running for POTUS, I will not vote for him, and the party will loose IMHO.
Then maybe, but I doubt it, the leaders will get the message. But I do not think so, after the recent defeats the party leaders couldn't look at themseleves to see where they may have failed, it was all blamed on the voters.
And no the chioe between Hillery and Rudy is not so clear cut and here is why.
If they are the choices then this country is very sick and needs to get better. The solution is not to delay the fever by electing Rudy, but let the fever run full course and elect instead his partner in crime Hillery.
Then maybe, just maybe the so called leaders of our party will understad, but the voters will get to see Socialism at itsvery worse, and not the slower to be inacted Rudy version that still takes us to where Hillery wants to go, but maybe in a couple more years of pain.
Hell lets do it and get it over with, I take Hillery over Rudy, both are liberail/socialists.
Instead show me how he isn't a copy of Hillery, or can you?