Ya won't get it, Rudy has no coattails. All the billions of Democrat voters Rudi attracts in the blue states will still vote for Democrats into Congress.
Thats all true. While Guilani may get anti-Hillary votes, the RAT base will certainly be working overtime to keep the Congress in place. Putting the red states into play is important, but I see Rudy’s past personal baggage becoming a real can of worms if he is the nominee - people are going to dislike him (though perhaps not like they dislike Hillary) and that will decrease his impact in the red states.
The biggest problem with the ‘08 cycle is the lack of ideas I am seeing from both parties. If we agree that there are huge issues facing the nation, I cannot in good conscience not vote at all. That said, Rudy in the White House is very bad for social conservatives, and, moreover, any flaws that turn up in his tenure will be laid at the GOP doorstep. If you think George Bush sold us down the river, you ain’t seen nothing yet, especially if the RATs retain Congress. Rudy’s biggest pull will be his position on the war. That really leaves only a handful of realistic options -
- Nominate someone who is more conservative and hope that things swing to the right as the election gets closer. This could happen with the war, but I think the softer economy will be a big factor this time around, and the GOP will get blamed for this. I do not see Ron Paul, Duncan Hunter, or my personal favorite so far, Mike Huckebee, beating the Clinton RAT media machine. The swing vote is too volatile...
- Nominate Rudy and hope a GOP Congress can keep him in line. I am frankly not expecting this of the GOP party regardless of who has the majority; the GOP has become too focus-group and popularity driven to remain anything but DEM lite. Sad but true.
- Vote 3rd party on principle, let Hillary assume the throne, and figure that she will hamstrung by scandels by 2010 (this is very possible based on everything we already know about her dealings). Then, elect a big enough majority in the Congress to keep the country from falling apart. This is the riskiest thing to do, but may end up being the only practical solution.
The truth is, I am usually optimistic about where the nation is going, but the venom and insanity from both the political left and the judiciary activists make this a very difficult time to not think things are beyond the point of return.