[TheThinker]

The situation is pretty disheartening when analyzing the Republican nominees. They don’t capture the imagination of Republicans and they lack charisma. They lack the ability to really connect to everyday people. That’s the kind of person we need. I see a lot of that type of ability in Fred Thompson. He seems to be waiting for the right time, letting the other candidates make mistakes that will differentiate him from them. But Giuliani is the 500 pound guerrilla in the room that could beat Hillary and I don't vote Democrat and I don't stay home on election day.

[Darkwolf377]

Agree with all of your points. I don’t get the Giuliani hate here—OK, he’s not a conservative, and he’s not anyone here’s first choice, but he is infintely preferable to the Democrats, and no, that baloney about letting the Dems get in so the Republicans will then sweep back in is a pipe dream that never ever seems to work out.

[Clemenza]

But Giuliani is the 500 pound guerrilla in the room that could beat Hillary and I don't vote Democrat and I don't stay home on election day..

A third rate greasball lawyer whose greatest achievement is arresting squeegee men and giving a stump speech in front of some burning buildings. Did I mention that he was LOSING in most polls to Hillary in the 2000 Senate election before he conveniently dropped out?

All of the Rudy supporters love him solely because he is a "name celebrity." If you dig deep enough, you will see that Rudy is selling Wolf Tickets: all bluster, ZERO substance.

New York remains a high tax, third-world majority urban sewer. What did Rudy do to change that. Well, not much. Crime went down THROUGHOUT the US in the 1990s, and most Mayors didn't need to grandstand and have the bully pulpit of the Murdoch media in the corner.