You are utterly delusional.
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Posted on 03/10/2007 5:42:54 AM PST by veronica
For the moment, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani sits on double-digit leads over the rest of the Republican presidential-hopeful pack in several national polls.
Why?
"It appears to me that Rudy is going aggressively after the conservative vote," says Pennsylvania Republican and former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum. "He has not ceded that ground to anybody."
Santorum, known nationally for his social conservatism, says Giuliani does a good job of reminding people how he governed as a conservative on crime, welfare and taxes in New York City.
Santorum also believes Giuliani has scored points on social issues with his comments about judges and Supreme Court justices.
"Rudy understands that, on those issues, the courts are where conservatives have been losing the battle," he says. "If he is going to be appointing judges in the Scalia-Thomas (mold), then he is sending a very positive message to conservatives that he understands the importance of having the Constitution interpreted for what it says and not for what people want it to be."
(Excerpt) Read more at pittsburghlive.com ...
"Kind of like the "Netroots" crowd in the Dem Party that went after Lieberman. :-)"
Most of Rudy's positions are in line with the nutroots crowds.
Amnesty for illegal alien invaders
Gun control
Unrestricted access to abortion, taxpayer funded
What makes you think I'm ignorant of that? So what if the guy served six years as a Senator. What did he ever do as senator? and why did he bail to make room for Alexander who has done even less. I dont think Thompson has the fire in the belly to run for President. I doubt he will run.
I do believe there was another great president who at one time was an actor...or do you not know that either?
Yes, I knew that too you effete snob. But Reagan had served two terms as governor and had run for president once before he eventually ran across Carter. He was far from being an actor when he ran and he was not a virtual neophyte.
Thank you, Corin. I must say, however, that after being called a treasonous liberal because we like a Republicans the ragers don't like, troll sounds rather benign :-)
Calling Peach a troll is hysterical. Thanks for the laugh!
A few examples of this would be great.
I have not noticed a huge effort to go after the conservative vote. In fact, it appears to me that Rudy intends on getting elected without making any major moves to attract conservatives ( I don't consider his comment about Supreme Court justices to be significant), placing conservatives solidly in the wilderness.
Well put.
Ah, yes...another one of their success stories. They're hoping to repeat it this time around apparently.
I'll give you the hard core part, no doubts.
LOL that Awesome.
Rudy is one of the few Republicans who have actually done something. Mitt Romney is another, because he ran a business, and was a governor.
I don't see running a senator's or representative's campaign and office as sufficient evidence of executive ability.
The Roman republic something calle the Cursus Honorum, the path of honors, a tradition that one could not fill high order offices until one had held lower offices.
And you think GW Bush is a conservative?
Sometimes I think those purists are really democrats because no real conservative I know of in real life thinks the way these people do. Thankfully :-)
Woohoo, big name interviews. I hope you remember us little folks when you're a famous journalist.
What is happening here will be played out until the next election.
Sanity will prevail or civilization will take a terrible hit when the demons take over.
I happen to have that quote:
GIULIANI: That is not the critical factor. And what's important to me is to have a very intelligent, very honest, very good lawyer on the court. And he fits that category, in the same way Justice Ginsburg fit that category.
I mean, she was — she maybe came at it from a very different political background, very qualified lawyer, very smart person. Lots of Republicans supported her. I expect, and listening to Senator Nelson, I expect that John Roberts will get support from a lot of Democrats.
Not exactly what you said, huh?
Just wondering... has anyone ever announced their VP choice during the primary season? It doesn't seem likely, but I am curious. Some guys seem more suited to the VP post and less likely to ever win the top spot in a general election (i.e. Newt, Santorum, Cheney etc.). I believe for some the VP route is the only way to the Oval Office.
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