Posted on 04/17/2007 6:25:48 PM PDT by FairOpinion
Rudy Giuliani would make a superb president. he combines Reaganesque vision with extraordinary attention to detail. He is strong on national security and also has the principles and policies to strengthen the economy. He is a tax cutter and a foe of the federal income tax's complexity.
He is a fervent free trader, much needed, as global protectionist pressures are rising. He has also demonstrated an antipathy toward unnecessary regulation. If Sarbanes-Oxley hasn't been amended by the time Giuliani takes office, he will push hard to remove its counterproductive elements.
While I disagree with him in certain areas--I am pro-life, and he is pro-choice--he has made it abundantly clear that he would appoint John Roberts/Samuel Alito-type judges to the federal bench.
Giuliani cut or eliminated 23 taxes. The top rate for the city income tax, for instance, was knocked down by 21%. The overall tax burden for a New York City resident went down a remarkable 17%.
During Giuliani's tenure the Big Apple's economy blossomed: 423,000 new jobs were created. More people were moving into the city than leaving it. That he achieved so much going against a generations-old spend-tax-welfare political ethos is astonishing.
(Excerpt) Read more at members.forbes.com ...
Second-tier GOP hopefuls lack cash
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20070417-104247-8109r.htm
Republicans’ presidential field may be wide, but this weekend’s fundraising numbers show it is not deep.
Other than Mitt Romney, Rudolph W. Giuliani and John McCain, no Republican raised $2 million or had $1 million cash on hand as of March 31, making it nearly impossible for them to challenge the top three candidates.
“At this point, there is no second tier in the Republican Party,” said one longtime campaign observer who spoke on the condition he not be named in order to give a straightforward assessment. “It’s really more of a first tier and a third tier.”
Ah, the experts....look at my homepage on alleged experts : )
Hahahahahaha...
Three words. Darth. Vader. Ginsburg.
Giuliani: "[W]hat's important to me is to have a very intelligent, very honest, very good lawyer on the court. And [John Roberts] fits that category, in the same way Justice Ginsburg fit that category."
Jim, didn't you post a thread about that silliness a couple months ago?
Lieberman is a phony. But a phony is better than a socialist, which is what his opponent Ned Lamont was.
And all FReepers hear coming from you, as usual, is "blah blah blah...more liberalism, less conservatism...blah blah blah." If you want to argue that the Republican Party should become LESS conservative, you shouldn't do it around here. We don't want nor welcome your promotion of liberalism and we resent how it interferes with the conservative mission of the website that you continue to abuse.
Yes, I know you are shillig for Hillary and want to make sure conservatives keep losing until they become completely extinct.
So, you believe that liberals like Hillary and Obama are deserving of the respect of the members of this conservative forum too? If we're not going to give those liberals any respect, then why would we give your favorite liberal any respect? Giuliani is a damned liberal and he gets what he deserves around here.
“Rudy is the only one who has a chance against HIllary.
The only thing Fred Thompson is doing, is to help McCain, as some of us said from the very beginning — and if McCain is the nominee, welcome Pres Hillary.”
You are so far off the mark it’s pathetic. Rudie don’t have a dogs chance ,,,, For someone who claims to be anti hillary you sure are working hard to put her in office.
Because we're sick of your crap polluting this conservative forum every day. We're sick of you trying to undermine the conservative mission of this website. We're sick of you and people like you acting as subversives to redefine conservatism into meaninglessness. We're sick of the disruption and distraction you continue to be as we conservatives work and desire to elect an actual conservative, not the damned liberal you've sold out to.
Of course you offer no facts, no evidence supporting your assertions.
I offered FACTS.
Do you consider the conservative mission of this website to elect Hillary? You sure act like it.
LIEberman is worse than a "phony"; he is a semihawk, but also a socialist.
Your facts are bogus. Created to push an agenda.
True. Lieberman is the best you’ll get from CT, though. As for Hillary, she can do a lot more damage as president than she can now, as only one senator out of 100.
Howard Dean was clearly a nut cae who only appealed to the Dummycrats’ antiwar base. Rudy has crossover appeal that could matter in a big state like California with its 55 electoral votes.
Howard Dean was clearly a nut case who only appealed to the Dummycrats’ antiwar base. Rudy has crossover appeal that could matter in a big state like California with its 55 electoral votes.
So posting poll numbers that prove we are losing the electorate is undermining this website? Pull your head out of your ass and start looking at these numbers. Maybe you can come up with some answers instead of insults. Cuz your brand ain't flying off the shelves.
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/Political%20Tracking/Issues/April%202007/CongressionalBallot.htm
Yes, Hillary MUST be "contained"; kept to her Senate seat and NEVER allowed to be president. Though Obama and Edwards and Richardson could all do terrible damage as well. We must NOT allow any Dem to win the next election! And those who post here, saying that it won't be "that" bad, if the GOP candidate loses, are wrong.
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