Posted on 02/06/2007 6:08:59 PM PST by quidnunc
Rudy Giuliani is in. Suggested campaign slogan: "He dealt with Brooklyn. He can handle Baghdad.'' He's not a sure thing; he has enough baggage to fill the cargo hold of a cruise ship. His sundry personal-life issues bother social conservatives; the gun control stance dismays the Second Amendment wing of the party; the pro-choice opinions alarm the evangelicals. That leaves about 47 Republicans, right? After all, it's just a party of cousin-marrying yahoos who'd sooner shoot up Planned Parenthood than vote for one of those fish-on-Friday types. Right?
No. Voters are more flexible and forgiving than you might expect. And none of the objections obscure the central appeal of the Rudy candidacy: He'll nuke 'em if he has to. That won't be the central theme of his campaign, of course, but it's the unstated strength of his candidacy. He's not a wuss. Look at the rest of the field:
Mitt Romney. He's a heavy fave, but the M-word makes his support in the evangelical community unsure. Many will vote for him, since he's an all-around moral guy, and no one wants a public debate over doctrinal differences. Other evangelicals regard his faith as something between David Koresh and Scientology, and would rather vote for Joe Lieberman. (Him you could convert!) Romney has an abortion flip-flop to confront, which softens his support as well. He's a solid candidate thus far because he's, well, solid: He appears hewn from the Presidential Quarry.
On the other hand, he could be a genial cyborg from an invading race. Wouldn't exactly surprise anyone.
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Don't you love that description of Thompson??
Spot on!
Great minds think alike! :)
She added that Rudy must change his mind on abortion... like Hillary's is better and Hillary's other positions are better. Annie likes Mitt best.
Agreed.
Bump
The now front loaded primaries are going to be the killer for the bottom tier!
How could voters not know about Rudy -- they would have to have no TV, no radio, no newspaper, and no internet in order not to know where Rudy stands on everything! :)
Did yoy see Hannity supporting Rudy..?
Soon Hannity will throw his backing to Rudy.
What you aren't saying, that this performance was done for a ROAST......you do know what that means, don't you? :-)
OUCH; that'll leave a mark! LOL
Kicky; the woman who is the Clintons' decorator of choice. LOL
Okay...so if Rudy SAYS he is against abortion, like Mitt NOW says he is against abortion...
THEN, Ann will like him??
But, Hillary's brand of abortion is okay?? especially when you add it to her socialized medicine, income redistribution...not fighting the war with radical Islam...
Huh?
I heard her, but since the last time she was on, gushing about Romney and now, now she's let that drop, who knows what she'll say next week? I bet even she doesn't know.
I don't presume that anyone is stupid, but the Iowa caucus is 11 months away and there will be a lot questions answered between now and then.
I sure am glad that I am not looking toward a pundit, TV host, radio talk show host, or author to determine my choice.....
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