interesting comments. he is going to have to be more forthcoming with some of that (mind you, I say this as someone who likes him). for example, he is going to have to explain how he can personally be politically pro-choice, while supporting originalist judges. what would he say if his SCOTUS appointment was the 5th vote to toss Roe? in other words, he has to be willing to say that abortion would be tossed back to the states. on gay civil unions, its true that the states that want it can have it, but Rudy also has to say that the states that decide they do not want it, will not have to fear coercion from the federal government to accept it.
States' rights is his motivation, and it is huge for conservatives. IF we had a Supreme Court that respected states' rights, then the issues of abortion and civil unions could be dealt with effectively. I think Giuliani is trying to communicate this.