[areafiftyone]

(((((RUDY PING))))

[showme_the_Glory]

Armchair warrior. It’s different when your in the drivers seat. Hopefully he’ll never find out.

[Ultra Sonic 007]

I think the policy in Iraq has to be: Clear, hold, and build. As soon as you get to a situation of considerably less violence, you have to get the Iraqis to rebuild their infrastructure, open their factories, fix their roads and schools. The statistic that worries me the most about Iraq, in addition to the obvious violence that has to be reduced, is its 60% unemployment, at least as of a month ago. If there's 60% unemployment in Iraq six months from now, it's going to be very hard to create stability.

Sounds like a plan for victory.

But if I recall correctly, didn't Rudy also say we shouldn't "focus on Iraq too much:, and that we should prepare for a loss should that happen?

I wish he'd make up his mind on the rhetoric.

[sono]

Having witnessed firsthand the Giuliani NYC Reclamation Project, I can say the country would be in good hands with President Giuliani. A flawed individual to be sure, Rudy would set a quite different tone in DC. I realize he’s not popular here, and for good reason, but his leadership skills are head and shoulders above anyone the Democrat Party has to offer.

[Spiff]

Giuliani/Clinton/Dem vs. GOP Platform Comparison
Issue	Giuliani	Clinton	Dem Platform	GOP Platform
Abortion on Demand	Supports	Supports	Supports	Opposes
Partial Birth Abortion	Supports Opposed NY ban	Supports	Supports	Opposes
Overturning Roe v. Wade	Opposes	Opposes	Opposes	Supports
Taxpayer Funded Abortions	Supports	Supports	Supports	Opposes
Embryonic Stem Cell Research	Supports	Supports	Supports	Opposes
Federal Marriage Amendment	Opposes	Opposes	Opposes Defined at state level	Supports
Gay Domestic Partnership/ Civil Unions	Supports	Supports	Supports	Opposes
Openly Gay Military	Supports	Supports	Supports	Opposes
Defense of Marriage Act	Opposes	Opposes	Opposes	Supports
Amnesty for Illegal Aliens	Supports	Supports	Supports	Opposes
Special Path to Citizenship for Illegal Aliens	Supports	Supports	Supports	Opposes
Tough Penalties for Employers of Illegal Aliens	Opposes	Opposes	Opposes	Supports
Sanctuary Cities/ Ignoring Immigration Law	Supports	Supports	Supports	Opposes
Protecting 2nd Amendment	Opposes	Opposes	Opposes Supports bans	Supports
Confiscating Guns	Supports Confiscated as mayor. Even bragged.	Supports	Supports Supports bans	Opposes
'Assault' Weapons Ban	Supports	Supports	Supports
Frivolous Lawsuits Against Gun Makers	Supports Filed One Himself	Supports		Opposes
Gun Registration/Licenses	Supports	Supports		Opposes
War in Afghanistan	Supports	Supports Voted for it	Supports	Supports
War in Iraq	Supports	Varies Voted for it	Supports Weak support	Supports
Patriot Act	Supports	Supports Voted for it 2001 & 2006	Opposes	Supports

"Most of Clinton's policies are very similar to most of mine." - Rudy Giuliani

[DManA]

I support simplifying the tax code.

There's a bold courageous statement.

[Ciexyz]

Rudy bump.