[My GOP]

I would say Barry Goldwater because the great founder of modern conservatism didn't think the federal government had the power or should regulate abortion or interfer in the lives of gays. He was also wary of the religious right and its influence on the GOP.

[Reagan Man]

Wrong. William F Buckley jr founded the modern conservative movement in the 1950`s. Barry Goldwater had the conservative cojones in 1964 to run for POTUS, but he didn't have the skills to get elected. Americans rejected him. Both advancing the conservative agenda and getting elected POTUS was left to the great Ronald Reagan. As we came to see, soon after Goldwater disappeared into obscurity, came the real facts about his so-called conservatism. Old Barry was actually a libertarian. Pro-choice, pro-gay rights and defender of William Jefferson Clinton. Old Barry also hated Nixon and Reagan. Goldwater hated social conservatism. Goldwater was usually out of step with what was right for America.

[George W. Bush]

I would say Barry Goldwater because the great founder of modern conservatism didn't think the federal government had the power or should regulate abortion or interfer in the lives of gays. He was also wary of the religious right and its influence on the GOP.

His natural Arizona libertarian streak, much as with McCain, leaned toward libertarian conservative positions. But you can in no way lump him in with the Rockefeller wing.

You dodge the issue: does Rudy support returning all decisions on abortion rights and sodomy rights to the states? Will he campaign vigorously and speak to those issues?

I'm thinking he doesn't and he won't.

After you explain how he'll handle that, tell us how he gets past the NRA and the GOA and all their motivated habitual one-issue voters.