When so called conservatives start pushing a liberal on this site, then we should make our views known. Why are they supporting a liberal? Is it because they are liberals who say they are conservatives?
I don't think so, I think it's because they see Rudy as a conservative candidate with maybe some leanings toward liberalism. They think he can beat Hillary, and they'll overlook his faults. Yeah, he's really a liberal when you look at him, but he's still putting himself forward as a conservative candidate, and most Americans see him that way.
Not everyone sees Rudy as a socialist as Jim does. OTOH, I've known people to call Bush a socialist and there are at least a few grains of truth in that assertion.