Let me know why he's a great man. His politics and mine are VERY close in some ways, but I'd never vote for him. I know only one thing he did that was impressive, and that's cleaning up Times Square and the squeegee boys in NYC, but even that was not all that great. He was just doing what a mayor ought to be doing.
He's a great man because he cleaned up a city that had no hope -- it was completely gone. Call it off.
IRL, I'm in a pretty corporate environment and he has two assets which make for a great CEO. He's a "turn around" guy and he's a "crisis management" guy. We've seen him in action twice and he's done great.
He might not have the chops to be president based on his views, although I say boo to those of you making comments about him cheating. GW and mispent youth anyone? And before Reagan entered politics (as SAG president) he didn't make that much of his life. We all have our faults, but character is how you act when the chips are down, and Rudy has out-performed twice. Once with NYC and once with 9/11.
Let me turn the question around... would anyone here vote against a SOMEONE/RUDY ticket (Rudy as vp?) Unlike dems I like to think we pride ourselves on being big tent as long as someone isn't threatening core values.
I have no problem with log cabin republicans or anti-gun republicans or pro-choice republicans as long as they realize that some of their views differ from the party platform which republicans sign on to. And I bet that most of you feel that way. Afterall, I don't see that many threads about Specter now that he towed the line...