Like hell you didn't. His liberal record was presented to you time and time again. You defended him on the grounds that he was electable and was a strong supporter of the war against the jihadists.
Your tune has changed 180 degrees, practically overnight. You've gone from supporting a big government liberal on the basis of his terror warrior credentials to supporting a radical anti-war libertarian who's been adopted by the radical left as one of their own. I've never seen a genuine conversion in the real world as dramatic as what you're undergone on this forum. And frankly, I don't believe it's real for a second.
This was before Rudy announced his support for taxpayer funded abortions on CNN and before I learned he spoke to NARAL. As a conservative who leans libertarian, I was willing to give Rudy the benefit of the doubt on social issues but that right there, in addition to some of other Rudy's social stances, sealed the deal for me.
You defended him on the grounds that he was electable and was a strong supporter of the war against the jihadists.
I did, yes. I was taken in by the 9/11 effect and believed Rudy would be the best to fight terrorism, naively. All prior to the GOP debates and before Fred was in the race.
You've gone from supporting a big government liberal on the basis of his terror warrior credentials to supporting a radical anti-war libertarian who's been adopted by the radical left as one of their own
I've always been a fan of Ron Paul. Paul is not an anti-war libertarian. He supports a traditional non-interventionist foreign policy. He has always voted for Reagan's military policies and defense. I support Ron Paul's candidacy because I believe he is rebuilding the old Reagan coalition which will inevitably help Fred Thompson or whoever the GOP nominee is, if Fred's the GOP nominee since most of his views are similar to Paul's. Do I think Paul will win? Probably not, but I'm not going to let a Constitutionalist like Paul get denigrated here on the very website that supposed to defend the Constitution.
Yes, I supported Rudy in the past but realize what a fool I was in doing so. I'm not going to run and hide from it.