I did see it and thought much like you. Then I recalled how he took on the massive task of straightening out NYC.
Everyone said it was ungovernable but he pulled it together. He even got the graffiti off the subway cars by convincing judges to sentence offenders to cleaning off the paint. He got the obscene businesses & hookers out of Times Square and families started bringing their kids to see shows & sites.
And we all know how well he handled the crisis of 9-11.
I had forgotten what a great communicator he is.....he's quick, speaks plainly but with passion and logic.
And Morris said that he's probably the only one who could beat Hillary!
Morris really thinks she will be our next president. I hope he's saying that to scare people off their complacent butts!
"And Morris said that he's probably the only one who could beat Hillary!"
Morris has been wrong many times - even had to buy Hannity a steak dinner or two, because he lost a bet.
Bump.
Rudy's intelligence, achievements, humanity, maturity and calm make hillary look all the more the harridan and political hack.
Straightening out NYC -- it took a vision and true leadership to accomplish what everyone thought was hopeless. And he did it with conservative principles.
Great communicator -- imagine, after 8 years of W, having no fear of a presidential blunder during a press conference! During his time as Mayor, he was giving probably at least one press conference a day, and wowing the press all the time. One thing we know about the war on terror: it is going to take a GREAT COMMUNICATOR to rally the country to stay with this mission (and many other challenges). Who in the GOP field can hold a candle to Rudy?
How well he handled the crisis after 9-11 -- on the day itself, it was as if he substituted for the President. W did well, but Rudy was the on-the-ground leader and guy everyone rallied around. His personal involvement with the cops and fire fighters was inspiring and seemed instinctive... nothing phony about it.
Now a few things you didn't note: he cut taxes; he cut spending; he cut the welfare roles; he did innovative things (threatening to privatize certain government services if the agencies didn't get more productive and efficient); he supported school choice and vouchers; he pressed law and order at the local level and achieved miracles in NYC. Yes, his personal views on abortion rights and gay marriage violate my sense of what's right, but he also assures me that he'll appoint strict constructionists to the Supreme Court, so those social issues will hopefully be relegated back to the states where they belong. Reverse ROE and send it back to the States!
I don't consider Rudy a Reagan by any means, but as far as I can see, he's the most effective conservative leader we've had since the Great One. Despite the venom we see here on the FREEP for Rudy, I believe he will be well accepted by conservatives across the country -- and bringing back those Reagan Democrats we need for our political majorities. JMHO.