I can fight fire with fire:
Conservatives comment on Rudy Giuliani:
It is the greatness of the United States that daunting challenges inevitably summon to the fore leaders with the steel to rise to the occasion and the grasp to raise us up with them. Leaders whose confidence and command cut through the noise and the naysayers. Leaders who stir us not only to the urgency of action but to the achievability of victory through Americas exceptional gifts.
Rudy Giuliani is such a leader. In our perilous times, his is the unique combination of vision, guts, and perseverance that we need in the Oval Office. Thats why I hope we have the good sense to make him the next president of the United States. -- Andrew McCarthy (National Review http://article. nationalreview. com/?q=YjA5MzhhY Tk5N2E2NzI3MTgwY WU4OTNkMWEyYWNhZ WQ= )
Further, [the] argument that Rudy couldnt survive without the support of the GOP base is very true. As such, its a good thing that Rudy has been able to attain the support of that very base. Rudy generally garners between 85% and 90% of Republicans in a hypothetical matchup against a standard blue-state Democrat like Hillary Clinton. These numbers are just ever-so-slightly shy of Bushs 90-plus percent GOP support against Kerry in 2004. And while its true that Rudys support among independents and Democrats will fluctuate, its probably also true that Rudy will at least win independents in the general election, which the president couldnt do two years ago. Given those considerations, its hard to see how Rudy can be viewed as anything other than supremely electable. -- http://race42008. com/2006/ 08/31/the- conservative- case-for- rudy-giuliani- in-2008/
"Christian conservatives make up the core of the school-choice movement in the state. If they come to the conclusion that Mr. Giuliani is on their side and has the leadership qualities to achieve lasting and meaningful change, he may prove a surprisingly strong contender." -- Brendan Miniter ("Culture Warrior: Don't write-off Giuliani's appeal to social conservatives; " OPINION JOURNAL, Feb. 13, 2007 http://www.opinionj ournal.com/ columnists/ bminiter/ ?id=110009659
"On every major issue, [Giuliani] is a solidly conservative and extraordinarily adept executive... " -- Michael Reagan ("The GOP Should Dump It's Litmus Test," FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE, Feb. 16, 2007 http://www.frontpag emag.com/ Articles/ ReadArticle. asp?ID=26986 )
I've known (Rudy Giuliani) for 26 years and we've talked about this many times," Olson said. "He feels very strongly that people like Justice Scalia, Chief Justice Roberts, Sam Alito, Clarence Thomas, are the type of people that he would put on the court
I'm quite convinced that this is a genuine viewpoint that he has." Ted Olson, Solicitor General of the United States
"Giuliani is perfectly suited to lead todays sunbelt center-right GOP due to his belief in low taxes, fiscal responsibility, market-based government reform, traditional marriage, conservative judges, securing the borders, and, last but certainly not least, the destruction of the terrorist threat against America. Only Rudy can package all of this conservatism in a manner that appeals to large numbers of swing voters while still maintaining solid levels of support among the Republican base." -- "The Conservative Case for Rudy Giuliani in 2008" http://race42008. com/2006/ 08/31/the- conservative- case-for- rudy-giuliani- in-2008/
"I've voted against Rudy Giuliani, and I've voted for him. Voting for him is better; it's what I hope conservatives, Republicans and Americans will do in 2008." -- Richard Brookheiser ("Why Rudy's Right: What Makes Giuliani the Best Choice for America in '08," NEW YORK POST, Dec. 10, 2006 http://www.nypost. com/seven/ 12102006/ postopinion/ opedcolumnists/ why_rudys_ right_opedcolumn ists_richard_ brookhiser. htm?page= 0 )
"...When you talk about issues related to fiscal conservatism, which are important to Rudy, I don't know anybody in the public arena who has cut taxes 23 times as Rudy did when he was mayor of New York; who has shrunk the size of government, which he did when he was mayor of New York; reduced the welfare rolls by over 50 percent, which he did when he was mayor of New York. And that's not going into reducing crime by 65% and many other things that he did while mayor in a situation that, before he became mayor, was widely regarded as the second toughest job in American politics, and was widely regarded as an ungovernable situation." -- Bill Simon, GOP candidate for California governor in 2002. (http://www.ocblog. net/ocblog/ 2007/02/i_ watched_rudys. html )
"By the time Giuliani challenged Dinkins for a second time, in 1993 (his first try had failed), the former prosecutor had fashioned a philosophy of local government based on two core conservative principles vastly at odds with New Yorks political culture: that government should be accountable for delivering basic services well, and that ordinary citizens should be personally responsible for their actions and their destiny and not expect government to take care of them." -- Steven Malanga ("Yes, Rudy Giuliani is a Conservative, " CITY JOURNAL http://city- journal.org/ html/17_1_ rudy_giuliani. html )