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Posted on 04/13/2007 6:40:54 AM PDT by Spiff
Rudy's Abortion Deal-Breaker
By Doug Bandow
Perhaps it is inevitable that a man who became a national icon also ended up politically tone deaf. He began to believe his press clipplings, sycophants surrounded him, drowning out any criticism, and the rush of White House staff wannabees left him convinced that the bandwagon could not run off-course. Rudy Giuliani obviously doesn't get it, but his support for taxpayer-paid abortions could --and certainly should--prove to be the deal- breaker for pro-life conservatives.
Until now, at least, Giuliani had posed the most serious political challenge yet for social conservatives. He possessed the aura of competence and seemed to say the "right" things when it came to most economic, regulatory, and foreign policy issues. Which meant that many on the right felt he could be trusted, at least as far as any politician could be trusted, to deliver on the most important issues. (I'm less sanguine, but that's another matter.)
Of course, the unsavory private life -- the tacky public announcement of his planned divorce, unseemly court fight over bringing his mistress into the city-provided mayoral residence, and estrangement from his kids -- left a nasty taste. Good policy should still be trump, but then there was Giuliani's support for abortion. It's a difficult and complex issue, but supporting abortion is different from, say, backing higher dairy subsidies.
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Public funding for abortion creates an official imprimatur of respectability and makes us all complicit in a great moral wrong. If Mayor Giuliani can't understand such a fundamental issue, or worse, understands it but doesn't care, he's likely to disappoint conservative voters in other important areas as well.
There are some deal-breakers in politics. Public financing of abortion should be one for social conservatives.
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No way I would vote for a pro-choice candidate so Rudy is definitely off my list of candidates.
Oh come on. Rudy is the next Ronald Reagan.....Ronald Prescott Reagan.
There is no argument from me on this one. Very true.
Mrs. Clinton is grateful for those who think like that.
Put aside abortion for a minute. What this episode shows is that the man is completely inflexible and incapable of compromise. While this would be admirable in dealing with Islamist, it is unacceptable in dealing with Americans.
Hang on for a wild ride during the next few months!
No recent pro-life President has done anything concrete to overturn Roe v. Wade. I am pro-life but I don’t think I have the luxury of making that the “deal-breaker” when I enter the voting booth. I know that any Democrat POTUS will not only be pro-choice, but also soft on national defense and the WOT. Given that reality, I am compelled to vote for the GOP candidate who demonstrates the ability to WIN the election, while holding views close to mine on a whole host of issues, not just abortion.
Ohhhhhhhh the boogy woman. That’ll scare me into thinking right.
Figuratively, of course
Not the "purged" part - that should be literal.
This is clearly someone who just does not like Rudy.
Friend, that's what strict constructionist SC justices are for....
Veronica - yours is reasonable post - put toward an unreasonable group of individuals.
Look carefully at the postings in this thread - these are angry people, for the most part.
The anger is something they have to deal with - don’t let it get into your world.
It they want no debate - no decent - let them have their threads - no need to engage them.
But but but *spittle flies* Fred Thompson once made a statement in an i-i-i-i-interview where he sounded vaguely p-p-p-pr-choice! *snort* This means that Fred’s just as pro-ch-ch-choice as Rudy! Yeeeeargh!
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I don’t feel I have the luxury of ignoring my conscience. There are some bright red lines I won’t cross. Using my money to pay for abortions is one of them.
It is well known fact about Rudy. You haven't heard the worst of it yet
Funny thing though, the writer of this piece didn't make it up. You agree its awful.
Its one of the truths that Rudy created for himself.
I am willing to defend my views. I am not intimidated by the opposition. They are free to try to “smack, humiliate and purge” me to their heart’s content. Figuratively speaking, of course. :)
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