And I'm amazed at the number of people who think only Rudy can beat the Dem nominee.
Or that prematurely casting our basic morals and conservative principles by the wayside is sensible and completely acceptable.
Astonishing, the amount of pure, unadulterated BS, excuses and revisionism made by Rudy supporters in the name of a perceived White House win.
Rudy is damaged goods.
Whether his supporters will admit it or not.
The media will destroy him and the base will not vote for him.
If you want Hillary - nominate Rudy!
Hunter is a BIG SPENDING/BIG GOVERNMENT protectionist hypocrite, whom nobody outside of FR has ever heard of.
Tancredo and Ron Paul are even worse nonentities.
Nannystater Huckabee? LOL
Newt is THE most easily destroyable and isn't going to run.
Thompson? He hasn't decided what he's going to do and if he waits much longer, hoping that he will be able to just take McCain's backers, he's deceiving himself.
Romney can't seem to garner much excitement, though he is pretty good at raising money.
Yes, yes, we all get that you can't stand Rudy, who is also imperfect, but who CAN beat any Dem presidential candidate thrown up against him; with or without your support.
So's America, baby. ;-)
Rudy's far from perfect, but he's what the people want. A fighter. A tax cutting, crime fighting, fire breathing leader of men. Does he have a checkered past? Sure. But who cares? He's an tough SOB, and it just adds to his cred in that role. Don't underestimate how deeply America resents President Bush's new tone, and how badly they want a firebreathing SOB, blasting gaping holes into our enemies and tearing the weasely press corp to ribbons. Don't kid yourself about the personal details. They don't care if he has a soap opera past. America loves good drama.
Not highbrow types like us, who interpret the finer points of political nuance on internet chatboards. We're too worried about things called abortuaries and gay civil partnerships, while the commoners worry about simple things like taxes, crime and terrorism. It's easy to think that we're the majority, and esoteric conservative ideals are what the average American is all about, if you spend enough time here.
Not the case. Not by a longshot. You're deeply overestimating the damage that Rudy will suffer from his past, and underestimating his appeal as a tough, effective leader to the average non-partisan voter.