I am so humbled.
FWIW, your writings were being extolled by a poster upthread who agreed with every word that Jim Robinson wrote at the top of the thread.
What the heck are we arguing about?
1. People can put their head in the sand and pretend Rudy doesn't have the support of a lot of conservatives, but it's flat-out a lie. I know far too many who reluctantly support him as the most viable of who is actually out there.
2. The most important principle to me is to keep the living alive, and to defeat the terrorists. To the extent that right now I don't see anyone else better, I'll support Rudy. If Fred gets in, he's my man. But I won't twiddle my thumbs waiting for the "perfect" when the "acceptable" can defeat the enemy.