[ansel12]

“Giuliani really is a pretty decent man.”

Off the top of my head I can’t think of any of the measures that I use in determining a decent man that Rudy meets.

The thing that makes us admire Reagan so much is that when you look past his success in all the ways the general public know about him, wealth, fame, power, etc., we learn that his personal, private life was just as rich, and reveals him as a truly decent man.

From his extraordinary and dangerous service as the regions most successful lifeguard to his degree in economics, his personal drives were always combined with service to others.

The only time that Reagan tried to beat the system was to somehow manage to pull off nine years of military service in spite of a disqualifying medical condition.

Rudy is financially successful and a celebrity, and and a great Mayor of that liberal cesspool of New York (sorry, NY people, but remember the context).

The man seems to have no character or decency, and during his successful career as a lawyer on the fast track to bigger things, I’m not aware of any time he spent on quiet, decent, humble service to anything but his garish self.

He is a wealthy, powerful man, but he is not a decent man.

[jedward]

“He is a wealthy, powerful man, but he is not a decent man.”

That’s what I should have said (lol)

[BIGLOOK]

I appreciate your admiration for Ronald Reagan, it matches mine. As a VN vet, I'd become jaded in the political sensibilities that existed at the time. Reagan was no different to me when he was elected but he succeeded changing my mind, for which I am eternally grateful. There will never be another Ronald Reagan.

But in Reagan's spirit, we shouldn't tear down a fellow in our party. Rudy will probably not achieve nomination but he shouldn't be torn to pieces by us.