Because Giuliani is an open borders,pro-abortion, gun grabbing, gay loving cross dresser whose sanctuary city policy made it easier for 9/11 to happen and this forum sometimes espouses conservatism.
And why any initial assumption that Thompson - Thompson, my God, who was barely awake in the Senate - has anything to offer to anyone, or can mix it up with Hillary or even Silky?
Whose most notorious accomplishment during his eight years in the senate was bragging about co-authoring and voting for McCain/Feingold. Wait 'till the old media remakes McFred in the image of Cheney.
All of the name-calling directed to Rudy is getting tedious. I suppose it doesn’t matter in the slightest that he quite literally turned around the largest city in the country, and most international American city, which was both bankrupt and crime-ridden. And he did it with fiscal responsibility and law and order - which, last I heard, seem kinda conservative. It also doesn’t matter that he used his resources as NYC major to go after Yasser and push it in the face of sheiks - this, too, doesn’t matter.
The rhetoric directed against Rudy goes nowhere. The Dems will initially do the same, after he wins the nomination, and it will similarly go nowhere. Southern rednecks, suburban moms, and “sophisticates” on both coasts are going to vote for Rudy because they KNOW he will make them safe, and no one credibly can claim this about sleepy Fred.
Grow up conservatives: you are not going to get your domestic Reagan this time but you will get more than your international Reagan - and during these times the latter is far more important. Plus, Rudy has already pledged not to use the presidency to promote any liberal domestic agenda. He knows better. He will lock down the border, and kick ass overseas.