yeh yeh yeh!!! Hunter(a good guy) or Ron Paul or a Newt have as much chance winning a general election as I do. I always felt I had the luxury to be a purist and even abstain from voting if a candidate didn't meet my criteria. Watching the new congress of barely 2 months has snapped me into reality. We can ill afford to put our national security into the hands of a democrat or a fortress America type. I'll even hold my nose and vote for McCain who I viscerally dislike because I fear a dem. If Rudy's polls hold up I'll vote for him because he's good on the most pressing issues of our time, those being homeland security winning the wot crime and taxes.