[Skywarner]

We have FReepers going to the mat with fellow FReepers. The end result may be a breath of fresh conservative air in the final analysis, but the means to the end are indeed toxic.

If Thompson or Hunter don’t win the primary, and Giuliani does, then what happens? Does FR go third party (Keyes) and in turn give the presidency to the Dems? We might as well surrender to the Jihadis now...

This whole episode here went way beyond typical, pragmatic - and friendly - debate a while ago. That train seems to have left the station. Let’s bring it back. :-)

Just my two cents.

[rbmillerjr]

“If Thompson or Hunter don’t win the primary, and Giuliani does, then what happens? Does FR go third party (Keyes) and in turn give the presidency to the Dems?”

Then the GOP could no longer say that it was anything close to being a conservative Party. In addition they have to go Plank rippin for several years. Anybody who supports Giuliani right now in the Primary, cannot consider themselves conservatives.

[EternalVigilance]

If Thompson or Hunter don’t win the primary, and Giuliani does, then what happens? Does FR go third party (Keyes) and in turn give the presidency to the Dems?

You're good at asking questions. Let's see how good you are at answering them succinctly and honestly:

If there were a general election between Alan Keyes, Rudy Giuliani and Hillary Clinton, who would you vote for?

A two-word response will suffice.

[Luke21]

“This whole episode here went way beyond typical, pragmatic -and friendly - debate a while ago.”

I don’t remember pragmatic and friendly. Where’d you come up with that?

[rockrr]

"If Thompson or Hunter don’t win the primary, and Giuliani does, then what happens?"

The answer is that it is incumbent upon every Republican and every conservative to make certain that this scenario doesn't happen...

(there is no reason that it should)

[Sam Cree]

"Does FR go third party (Keyes) and in turn give the presidency to the Dems?"

That's my guess, although Keyes is not well respected here. OTOH, if Hunter, Thompson, or some other "conservative" candidate is nominated, I'm guessing that all the departed and banned freepers of the last couple days will vote for whomever that is. They are not liberals or socialists, as so many gleefully assert.

If McCain is nominated, God knows what everyone'll do.

[Knitting A Conundrum]

Wouldn't matter who we would vote for. Not enough difference beween what Giuliani and Clinton stand for to even bother with worrying about which party would officially be in power.

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

[EternalVigilance]

It's an easy question, even if it is a telling one - Do you have the guts to answer it straightforwardly and honestly?