[AuH2ORepublican]

Blah, blah, blah. Rudy Giuliani's positions on the issues are indistinguishable from those of Joe Lieberman. If that's your idea of a conservative Republican, you need a new dictionary.

Rudy Giuliani is pro-abortion, pro-gun-control, and pro-special rights for gays. He does not appear to be very strong on reducing the size of government or cutting taxes. True, he's great on law-and-order issues (except when it comes to abortionists, who may continue to murder with impunity), but he's not running for police commissioner.

If Rudy Giuliani is the GOP presidential nominee he will not do well with socially conservative rural voters and thus be unable to carry Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Tennessee, Kentucky or Ohio. It would be very difficult for a GOP presidential candidate to get to 270 electoral votes without winning all 6 of those states; in fact, those six states have voted for the winning presidential candidate in each of the past 9 presidential elections (Nixon in 72, Carter in 76, Reagan in 80 and 84, Bush in 88, Clinton in 92 and 96 and Bush in 00 and 04), so to call them "must-win" would be an understatement. Nominating a pro-gay, pro-abortion, anti-gun "Republican" for President makes absolutely no sense, since those socially conservative rural voters would probably vote for the Democrat (with whom they tend to agree on economic and trade issues) or else stay home. Rudy Giuliani is not a viable national candidate.

[Reagan Man]

Excellent post!.... thanks AuH2ORepublican.

[deport]

Rudy Giuliani is not a viable national candidate.

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If he gets the nomination we'll see I guess.... But if the GOP selects him in the nominating process that will be the candidate like it or not. If he's so far out of the stream I don't see how he can win the nomination, do you? Unless the GOP isn't as far to the right as many want to indicate.

[firebrand]

He does not appear to be very strong on reducing the size of government or cutting taxes.

This statement is untrue.