"Social conservative", you mean.
Political conservatives don't have any problem with gays. We can be pro-choice. Many seem to like 'open borders'.
And on the gun thing, we think it's ok to disagree on one major issue. I believe there is no reason to suspect that he'd grab our guns. I don't thin he's that stupid.
So Rudy is a political conservative. Yet you 'socials' are saying he's a liberal cuz he doesn't agree with you on social issues.
That seriously damages your political position, if you see what I meaan.
""Social conservative", you mean."
Anti-gunner
Pro Illegal Alien
By default of the second one, not very strong on National Security.
How is that "social conservatism"?
No, I mean CONSERVATIVE- of any stripe. Anti-crime (mostly), pro business, anti-bureacracy and pro military. All sounds good so far. The rest comes in left of center.
Lets leave out the morality of Abortion and Gay "rights":
Where does he stand on the following:
Hate Crimes legislation (anti-constitutional)
Gun control (anti-constitutional)
Illegal Immigration (anti american)
Global Warming (Anti-business leftist wet dream)
History of Judges (not good)
Support for democratic candidates (leftism)
Support of the GOP platform (weak)
Condoms for schoolkids (leftism)
Free speech (mixed record)
Extorting legal businesses (sued tobacco and firearms manufacturers)
Gov't paid abortions: (leftism)
Welfare for illegal aliens (criminal)
Good judge of charater (questionable)
Federal $$ for daycare (leftism)
Freedom = authority (nuts)
calls himself Progressive (leftism)
Considered Goldwater a Bircher (nuts)
Hate Crimes Legislation (leftism)
Rekindler of "rockefeller tradition" - his words(leftism)
Solicited the Liberal Party nomination (lefism)
Supporter of Bill Weld for 1996 GOP nominee (liberal)
Rent Control advocate (leftism)
Roe V. Wade is "good law" (anti-constitutional)