Posted on 04/02/2007 4:34:39 AM PDT by theothercheek
The field of candidates is pathetic.
well your own tag line has the answer.....Fred Thompson for President!!
I'm not a Rudy supporter, but this is a tempest in a teacup. There are plenty of legitimate reasons not to support moderates in the primary without manufacturing more.
My choice for President is Duncan Hunter, had he went on TV and said that his wife would be sitting in on cabinet meetings, it would give me pause. The Rudy Judy lovefest is enough to make me hurl. I can't wait for the Rudy folks to defend him on this. Oh wait, I know what they'll say, "really its no big deal, he's the ONLY one who can beat the terrorists and Hillary".
There are good reasons to support Rudy despite his social liberalism and Steve Forbes lists them in his column - and I say this as a Duncan Hunter fan, but let's face it he's not going to be in the top tier. However, this Rudy-Judy thing is stupid and indefensible. Judy wants to be the next Mother Theresa and minister to the sick, fine. More than fine - we need skilled nurses, especially at our military hospitals. But sitting in on cabinet meetings. No way. Ever.
Be fair BaWa is more terrifying than Hillary and the Terrorists.
The real issue, it seems to me, is that I don't get to vote, anyway. I live in Pennsylvania, and get my GOP candidate picked for me by the New Hampshire libs. None of this matters unless we have a single nationwide day for primaries.
"Rudith" ping
Judolph?
I could go for that guy also.
I guess we are going to have a National Day of TAKE YOUR WIFE TO WORK DAY.
IMHO this was one huge mistake by Guliani. If Mrs. G wants to be President, then let her run.
Maybe he can now add her to the ticket for VP if he has that much confidence in her wisdom.
FYI
Home > Issues > Campaign Finance Reform
http://web.archive.org/web/20020817064152/thompson.senate.gov/issues/finance_reform.htm
Senator Thompson has been a supporter of the McCain/Feingold campaign finance legislation. That bill would ban the unlimited amounts of soft money that currently flow into the coffers of the national parties and helped create the numerous scandals and violations we saw in the 1996 presidential campaign. Senator Thompson believes that by banning soft money contributions and fully disclosing the source of donations to political campaigns the American people will be able to have more confidence that the decisions made by their leaders will be free from the influence of big money donors.
I think he is too liberal to take on the terrorists. I think she would talk him out of any action he would take. I don't want another wife in the White House making policy. We did that with Clinton. Judy is no conservative, you can tell that in her life style and the way she chases men. I don't want her there to make America the way it was during Clinton.
Well, to be fair, HE's the one who's running for office and she's just along for the rollercoaster ride. If it were reversed, then Judolph would be more accurate.
Giuliani: Wife Won't Be Cabinet Member
http://www.townhall.com/News/newsarticle.aspx?ContentGuid=8f79a614-57b7-4212-a356-4e28ff91c9ec
Republican presidential contender Rudy Giuliani said Friday his wife will not be a member of his Cabinet or attend most high-level meetings as he sought to clarify his previous statements suggesting she would play a significant role in his administration.
Giuliani, in interview comments released Thursday, had said he'd be open to his wife attending Cabinet meetings on issues in which she's interested. "If she wanted to. If they were relevant to something that she was interested in. I mean that would be something that I'd be very, very comfortable with," Giuliani told Barbara Walters on ABC News' "20/20."
Late Friday, the Giuliani campaign issued a statement in which the former New York City mayor suggested that would not be the case.
"Obviously, she will not be a Cabinet member or attend most Cabinet meetings _ if any. But she will pursue a campaign to educate Americans on preventing illness and promoting overall health."
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"Judith and I got a good laugh after we heard that she would be a member of the Cabinet, especially after she made it clear in the interview with Barbara Walters that she is not particularly interested in politics or policy," he said. "Like most couples, we rely on each other and support each other, but we have different interests. My interest is in politics and deciding policy. Judith is a nurse. Her interest is in educating people on how to stay healthy."
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