Posted on 05/04/2007 4:05:09 AM PDT by Liz
.......front-runner Rudy Giuliani may not be the front-runner much longer.........for the most part, his debate performance was lousy. Worse still for him, he was a disaster talking about the very issue he needs to speak most artfully about. That issue, of course, is abortion. Chris Matthews tossed Rudy and the other candidates a softball when he asked what his response would be if he were told that Roe vs. Wade - had been overturned.......All Rudy had to say was that he would believe a constitutional travesty had been overturned and therefore that it would be good day for America. This was a no-brainer. Instead, he offered an answer both intellectually indefensible and politically dense. "It would be OK to repeal it," Rudy said, then quickly added, "It would be OK also if a strict constructionist viewed it as precedent" - the only candidate to say it would be OK. Meaning that he wouldn't mind if Roe were upheld just so long as a conservative justice upheld it. This makes no sense. You either believe a Supreme Court decision should be overturned or you don't. You can't have it both ways. Rudy needs to win the Republican primary, in which the most passionate bloc of voters is pro-life...... His answer last night was insulting to them Rudy did himself harm last night.
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I like Brownback, but he doesn’t seem to be gaining any traction. Fred Thompson hasn’t gotten in. I like Newt, too. I enjoy Ron Paul, but don’t think he’d really work too well as “chief executive” of our Republic in the 21st century.
I like Rudy because he cleaned up NYC and understands the GWOT. I was impressed by his book, “Leadership.” Don’t like his positions on abortion and guns, but nobody’s perfect.
It's going to take years to build back up again, though. Part of that is due to the prevailing mindset espoused by the GOP going back to Bush senior: party power over anything, including principles.
If we want a GOP that reminds us of Ronald Reagan, we need to get back to principles first. Because it wasn't like that for the past 20 years, we have a lot of Republican citizens who aren't used to using their noodles anymore.
This is what irks me the most about people who try to say Carry_Okie isn't conservative. He doesn't sound like the old GOP, but that's good.
Would you say the same if the subject was slavery?
(BTW, abortion is worse.)
That post #38 is a keeper.
Thanks for the update, have been away from the computer and television all day. I am not one bit surprised the news would be slanted to make him shine.
I was out all day, catching up and I agree with your post #72 observations.
“I really want someone in office who will stand up to their lies and distortions.”
A very good point, but is early on in the sorting process a good time to have the candidates’ messages distorted by the likes of Chris Matthews? Why didn’t they just hire Rosie O’Donnell for the debate - it’s makes about the same amount of sense.
For the Republican candidates to have accepted someone like Chris Matthews as moderator validates this kind of gotcha journalism from the left. Remember, the Dem candidates won’t even appear on Fox.
This kind of lefty-driven circus (Matthews as moderator) only serves to marginalize and trivialize Republicans.
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