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Well, good for him. Pataki stabbed the state GOP in the back, destroyed the state GOP, spent more than a Democrat could have dreamed about. He was a disaster.

You missed the point.

When Pataki was nominated as the GOP gubernatorial candidate, neither Rudy or anyone else could look 12 years into the future and see whether or not Pataki would be good or bad for the State or the Party. As the nominee, Rudy (as the alleged Republican Mayor of NYC) was obligated to support him, but he chose instead to support Mario Cuomo.

That speaks volumes.

69 posted on 02/23/2007 7:47:49 PM PST by mkjessup (If Reagan were still with us, he'd ask us to "win one more for the Gipper, vote for Duncan Hunter!")

One of the key attributes of a political leader is foresight. He might not have been able to say what he felt, but he felt that something was wrong with Pataki. Since he endorsed Bob Dole over Clinton (and that was much closer to his 1997 re-election), I don't think we can talk of a political motive.

73 posted on 02/23/2007 7:51:55 PM PST by LtdGovt ("Where government moves in, community retreats and civil society disintegrates" -Janice Rogers Brown)

This was how long ago? 93? Hell a good portion of our Republicans here in Texas were still Democrats or just became Republicans. My outlook has changed considerably since 14 years ago (granted I was 6) and I am sure everyone else's here has as well.

The Reagan of 1980 was more conservative then the Reagan of 1966. Was Reagan not to be trusted?

80 posted on 02/23/2007 7:55:33 PM PST by spikeytx86 (Pray for Democrats for they have been brainwashed by their fruity little club.)