[Hawk1976]

What is meant by “the lesser of two evils” in this case?

Rudy Giuliani is a New York style authoritarian with strong liberal tendencies. Hillary Clinton is a New York style liberal with strong authoritarian tendencies. You don’t have to be a right wing fringer to not see much difference between the two as some suggest.

If Republicans hold onto power while sacrificing any remaining values, they will be no more than Democrats. Conservative voice and thought will be marginalized for a generation at least.

Voting for Giuliani may well be the greater of two evils.

[pieceofthepuzzle]

There are big differences between the two on major policy issues. To name two, the war in Iraq, and health care. Regarding supreme court judges, Hillary will appoint another Ginsburg, at best, but she’s capable of nominating someone who makes Cindy Sheehan look like a moderate (remember the court nominations and cabinet nominations Hillary contributed to Bill’s administration?). Rudy will at the very least appoint ‘law and order’ judges, and if he gets out of line with a nomination he will face the same issues from his own party as Bush did with his initial nomination.

Essentially anyone who gets elected has to play to their base at some point. Even if these two were interchangeable in their ideologies, which they are not, we’d still be better off with a President whose ‘base’ is us and not the left. I’m not saying Rudy is my top choice, or that he’s the best candidate, but if it’s him vs. her there’s no question in my mind what lever to pull.

[dawn53]

Guiliana can’t be the greater of two evils for this reason...the WOT. They (Hillary and Guiliani) are polar opposites when it comes to that, and for that reason, I would vote McCain or Guiliani over Hillary...but for that reason alone...the rest of what they stand for “stinks.”

[mimaw]

BS

[mathluv]

Rudy has said he will appoint conservative judges. No matter what any of them may believe about social issues, this election will be about the Supreme Court. If the libs get another ginsberg on there, Katie Bar the Door!