Maximus ask much the same thing earlier...my response.
IMO...Apparently the owner didn’t think that Bush was conservative “enough”. (Miers,borders, CFR, spending seem to confirm that btw) But I think most would have put Bush in the moderate/conservative area with his “passionate conservatism”.
Giuliani on the other hand is no where close to being a moderate, he is liberal on a littany of areas. I honestly believe Giuliani will not win the nomination and it won’t even be close. But if he did win my impression (just an opinion) is that the owner will not join with Giuliani and liberalism. My hope is that the GOP comes to there senses and gets off the bandwagon that takes us over a cliff to being a plus size Democrat Party. I think that 3rd Parties could gain more attention if this happens but I think ultimately this site will include primarily Republicans and that is the large foundation of the conservative movement. Having said that, Giuliani being head of the Party for 4 years would obviously see many, as I would see myself, as part of the loyal opposition. Whether I stay in the Party or leave, I’ll still attend local GOP meetings to work for conservatism.
The dems are doing a good job of beating up on a number of Rudy’s weak points right now, including his real weaknesses on the WOT flag he’s trying to wrap himself in. If we stand firm, and make it clear what he stands for on key conservative issues, his name recognition value really will start to go down.