[AZRepublican]

Yeah, they want to support Hillary instead, and see another ACLU lawyer elevated to the SCOTUS.

[msnimje]

Yeah, they want to support Hillary instead...

Maybe they actually are acting on their convictions. Maybe they are smart enough to know Hillary will not be the Democrat nominee.

[Enosh]

That's such a sad, false argument.

It's not Rudy - vs - Hillary just yet.

[jmellis]

I actually saw a really interesting law review article recently -- apparently every single SCOTUS justice appointed since 1935 has drifted ideologically away from how people thought of them when they were appointed. Obviously, people like Souter have drifted more than people like Scalia, but there's still an effect there.

Info like this makes me doubt whether ideology should matter much, if at all, in appointing SCOTUS justices, because we can't predict where they'll end up -- maybe we should just concentrate on qualifications?

[philsfan24]

the gop primary is well before the general election.

[ECM]

I keep seeing this crop up on anti-Rudy threads and I'm not sure I understand the 'logic' involved. Has Rudy already clinched the nomination? Is it a fact that if we don't nominate Rudy, we will lose?

[jla]

Yeah, they want to support Hillary instead,

Show us then where in the editorial it states what you allege.

[latina4dubya]

do they ever come out against Ted Kennedy? i think the Catholic Church must come out against pro-abortion candidates... however, it seems to me that this is the first time they've done so... why start with Guiliani?

p.s.--i am not a Rudy supporter... i am pro-life and support pro-life candidates...

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Yeah, they want to support Hillary instead, and see another ACLU lawyer elevated to the SCOTUS.

Ask me this: Why should conservatives have to compromise all the time? None of the Democrats running for President are pro-life or pro-gun.

[B Knotts]

What is Hillary Clinton doing running in the Republican primary?

[narses]

I’m pro-choice. I’m pro-gay rights, Giuliani said. He was then asked whether he supports a ban on what critics call partial-birth abortions. “No, I have not supported that, and I don’t see my position on that changing,” he responded. Source: CNN.com, “Inside Politics” Dec 2, 1999 http://www.ontheissues.org/2008/Rudy_Giuliani_Abortion.htm

ANDERSON COOPER 360 DEGREES (November 14, 2006)

RUDY GIULIANI (R), FORMER MAYOR OF NEW YORK CITY: I'm pro- choice. I'm pro-gay rights.

KING: Giuliani supports a woman's right to an abortion, and back in 1999, he opposed a federal ban on late-term abortions.

GIULIANI: No, I have not supported that, and I don't see my position on that changing.

KING: Immigration could be another presidential landmine. Back in 1996, Mayor Giuliani went to federal court to challenge new federal laws requiring the city to inform the federal government about illegal immigrants.

JEFFREY: He took the side of illegal immigrants in New York City against the Republican Congress.

KING: Giuliani opposes same-sex marriage but as mayor, he supported civil unions and extending health and other benefits to gay couples. He also supported the assault weapons ban and other gun control measures opposed by the National Rifle Association.

GIULIANI: I'm in favor of gun control. I'm pro-choice.

Republican Big-Wigs Support Pro-Abortion Event in NY

Pro-abortion Governor George Pataki and New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who also supports unrestricted abortion, are co-chairs of the 2000 Choice Award Presentation to be held on May 30 at the St. Regis Hotel in New York City. The event is sponsored by the Republican Pro-Choice Coalition, a group that is campaigning for the removal of the pro-life plank from the Republican National Platform.


http://www.nationalreview.com/murdock/murdock200503010743.asp