And this will be my view of the Republican Party.
Posted on 10/17/2007 12:52:07 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
WASHINGTON - Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani on Wednesday won the endorsement of Texas Gov. Rick Perry, despite their differences on abortion rights.
Perry, an abortion opponent, said his biggest concern had been Giuliani's support for abortion rights but that he was satisfied Giuliani would appoint judges who view the issue conservatively.
"The one (issue) that I wanted to hear him give me an answer and look me right in my eyes was that issue of who can I expect, what type of individual can I expect on the Supreme Court," Perry said at a news conference with Giuliani.
"He clearly said ... you can look for people like Scalia and Roberts and Alito. Let me tell you, I can live with that," Perry said, referring to conservative Supreme Court Justices Antonin Scalia and Samuel Alito and Chief Justice John Roberts.
Perry said when he buys a pickup truck, he doesn't rule it out simply because it has one option he doesn't like. He said the war on terrorism is the campaign's overriding issue and that Giuliani is best-equipped to lead a country at war.
Giuliani, who is addressing social conservative voters this weekend in Washington, said he wants conservatives to focus on areas where he agrees with them.
"I'm not going to get every vote," he said. "The idea is going to be that there's enough we agree about and enough we're facing — foreign threats and domestic problems — that it may just be if they think about it, that I'm the best candidate."
"What I really want is a relationship in which we respect each other, even if we disagree," Giuliani said.
The endorsement rankled a Giuliani rival, Republican Fred Thompson. Thompson's campaign released a statement from Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson.
"Texans supporting the mayor of New York City? Get a rope," Patterson said. "Fred is the real deal. "He's the only conservative with a chance in 2008, and he's gonna win Texas."
A no vote is also a vote in it’s own way.
Texas is shaping up for an interesting primary race this cycle even thought it’s possible the nominee maybe selected or nearly selected by the time Texas has it’s primary. Perry backing Giuliani, Patterson backing Thompson and Hutchison potentially backing Romney and/or running for gov. herself. Big money maybe split many ways this time around.
Even if Rudy can win without the support of pro life Dobson Republicans there is just no way he can win without the support of thr religious right AND the gun owners of America.
Of course he's actually angling for spot on Rudy's ticket.
No, that would be Duncan Hunter. Hunter was in the in the 173rd Airborne and 75th Army Rangers. He served in Vietnam. What branch of the military did Rudy serve in? He can't even claim, as Slick Willie did, that he's got experience commanding the National Guard.
Hunter also has been on the House Armed Services Committee for all of his time Congress, serving as it's Chair from 2003 to 2007. He's now the ranking minority member.
Both Giuliani and Hunter have law degrees. But Hunter was something else before he became a lawyer and politician.
Or for VP.
Not now it isn't. After the nomination is clinched, then it may be the time for "lessor of two evils" thinking. But not now.
These people are single-issue voters: abortion and guns. In their eyes, there is no difference between Hillary and Rudy.
What they don't realize is that most Americans don't really care pro or con about either of these issues. Abortion and gun-rights are pretty far down on the list of what the average voter cares about. The stranger standing in line at the grocery store probably couldn't give two hoots about abortion and gun rights. This anonymous American voter is concerned with the economy, health care, national security and he's none too happy that the gallon of milk he's buying cost him $5.
Rudy knows this and he's counting on swing voters to make up for his losses from the religious right. He has a good chance, too.
If it comes down to Hillary vs. Rudy, THIS gun owner will be voting for Rudy. No questions about that whatsoever. There is a difference.
And this will be my view of the Republican Party.
I have never said that though I have had to come to grips with it. However it will be a non issue now.
As far as being village idiots, needing a doctor and such, I suggest you start that recommendation with our gracious host. I am sure he would enjoy your opinion...
I have never said that though I have had to come to grips with it and it is a point of contention the more I learn of the man. However it will be a non issue now.
As far as being village idiots, needing a doctor and such, I suggest you start that recommendation with our gracious host. I am sure he would enjoy your opinion...
Host Alan Colmes:
"Now, Roe versus -- now, you are pro-choice. How important is it to you as a pro-choice Republican to have a pro-choice on the court as someone...
Giuliani:"That is not the critical factor. And what's important to me is to have a very intelligent, very honest, very good lawyer on the court. And [John Roberts] fits that category, in the same way Justice Ginsburg fit that category. I mean, she was -- she maybe came at it from a very different political background, very qualified lawyer, very smart person. Lots of Republicans supported her. I expect, and listening to Senator Nelson, I expect that John Roberts will get support from a lot of Democrats."
The village idiots of the world are the morons that vote liberal Republicans like Arnold Schwarzenegger and think they are implementing a strategy that will advance conservatism. That mentality has failed every time it is tried and idiots like never realize it until the damage is done.
I am not going to vote for a liberal Republicans and end any chance of having a conservative in the White House until 2016. I refuse to put a liberal Republican in the White House and assure the GOP has little chance of taking back Congress for a decade. Nor will I vote for a liberal Republican that will move Republican party to the left and get liberal legislation passed that Hillary Clinton could only dream of getting into law.
There is never a time for that type of thinking because such a strategy never works. From Christie Todd Whitman to Michael Bloomberg to Arnold Schwarzenegger, a vote for a liberal Republican is a vote for liberalism.
The difference is Giuliani will succeed in taking your guns away while Hillary likely wouldn't.
Possibly.
It doesn't matter. I might leave the presidential ballot blank if Rudy is the nominee.
My point is that this socially conservative voter intends to penalize the Republican party if my views are ignored--and I expect to have a lot of similarly minded conservative friends doing the same. Those considering voting for Rudy in the primary need to keep that in mind.
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