And a Giuliani White House wouldn't?
http://www.blogicus.com/archives/rudy_giuliani_is_not_our_man.php
No thanks. You present some good points about the election being affected by events of the recent past, but I don't see that as being so inevitable that I'm going to just lay down my sword without a fight.
If he would run, I think that Fred Thompson could have the charisma to pull a lot of those sheeple votes without demoralizing the base the way Giuliani at the head of the ticket would.
And a Giuliani White House wouldn't?.......... http://www.blogicus.com/archives/rudy_giuliani_is_not_our_man.php
From your link:
"COLMES: Now, Roe vs. Wade -- You are pro-choice. How important is it to you as a pro-choice Republican to have a pro-choice on the court as someone..."
"GIULIANI: That is not the critical factor. And what's important to me is to have a very intelligent, very honest, very good lawyer on the court. And [Roberts] fits that category, in the same way Justice Ginsburg fit that category."
Giulliani told Colmes that Roberts was a good choice, that abortion was not a litmus test and used Ginsburg's "intelligence" as justification for nominating somebody in the mold of Roberts.
If the choice in November 2008 is Giuliani vs. Hillary, here are the options:
1. Vote for Hillary and help Hillary gain the White House and guarantee more Ruth Ginsburgs on the Supreme Court and guarantee that late term abortions will be the law of the land for decades to come.
2. Stay home and help Hillary gain the White House and guarantee more Ruth Ginsburgs on the Supreme Court and guarantee that late term abortions will be the law of the land for decades to come.
3. Vote for the 2008 version of Ross Perot and help Hillary gain the White House and guarantee more Ruth Ginsburgs on the Supreme Court and guarantee that late term abortions will be the law of the land for decades to come.
4. Vote for Giuliani and have a chance that he may very well nominate more Roberts to the Supreme Court.
If the choice in 2008 is Giuliany vs. Hillary, I choose to vote Number 4 in the general election and I urge all other conservatives to vote Number 4 too.
If he would run, I think that Fred Thompson could have the charisma to pull a lot of those sheeple votes without demoralizing the base the way Giuliani at the head of the ticket would.
That is an issue that affects the primaries and I believe that Thompson could beat Hillary in a general election. There is no problem in voting for Thompson in the primaries.
The problem, however, is that far too many conservatives are saying that if the general election candidate is not a true conservative, they will throw their vote away or stay home and that guarantees a Hillary White House with all the horrors that would bring.
Blogicus? Please.
When you posted .."Giuliani White House wouldn't?" I knew you had the Ginsberg quote in mind. Republicans typically don't object to judicial nominees, because they have more respect for the institution that did the nominating, be it the President or some N.Y.C. Borough committee members.
What do you expect Rudy to say about Ginsberg on T.V., that she's a vicious baby-killing whore who consorts with the devil? It's called being gracious. Rudy has said he'd appoint judges like Alito or Roberts. Has he said he'd appoint judges like Ginsberg? Of course not. He knows Ginsberg and her type would be judicial activists. Rudy has said many times he is very much against judicial activism.
As for the other issue of Blogicus, quoting Connie Mackey from the FRC saying Giuliani appointed mostly liberal judges to NYC Municipal courts - she apparently doesn't understand, or investigate the procedure NYC has for appointing Muni. judges. FYI, they are vetted by NYC Borough members - some are not even lawyers. The mayor is given a list of who the borough members chose.
So if the neighborhoods in Dothan, Alabama were able to pick the judges that decided cases in their neighborhoods, where on the political spectrum would they be? That's right, as far to the right as NYC neighborhoods chooses far to the left.