I AM looking beyond 911.
I am looking at the future of ANY conservative party.
Does ANY conservative party continue to move to the left and remain conservative?
You are correct when you say that Rudy is only on the stage becasue of 911. That's why he is percieved as a hawk, even though he is a liberal with an 'R' in front of his name.
I took an online survey deal, rating my positions. Hunter was the clear #1, and Rudy was around #4.
But last night, he came off as less PC than most of the others. He may support gays in various ways, but he doesn’t have that fake PC support for them. He really did turn around a corrupt and inefficient city of 12 million. Part of winning the war for our culture is competent administration. If he actually chose to let the liberal social issues be handled on a state by state basis, he could be the biggest thing for federalism in a LONG time.
That being said, I do hope that Thompson comes on strong now, because I really, really want him to be the man. Then a Thompson/Hunter ticket would be the way to go. Without a doubt, I would put Guliani in as DHS head. The man really can manage a large organization.
Of course, what would a Thompson/Guliani ticket do? Rudy is young enough to dream of 2016, but can be be “straightened” out in 8 years?