Posted on 04/16/2007 9:09:11 AM PDT by Ol' Sparky
Isn’t this the guy who runs the same article about suitcase nukes every 6 months or so as ‘news?’
When it comes down to a vote, Giuliani will get the votes of people who would vote for anyone but Hillary/Obama.
If you look at Rudy's stances, and decide you honestly disagree with him and don't want to vote for him, I respect you.
However, if you're screaming "All folks who think like me will never vote for any baby-killing, gun-grabbing, homo-loving cross-dressing liberal scumbag and if you disagree you're a blankety-blank-blank liberal scumbag who doesn't belong here" -- you're a joke.
If you believe you've been given the power to determine who can and who can not be "conservatives", you're a joke.
If you've not been here long enough to remember the Buchannanites, then trust me. The 'peasants with pitchforks' angry flame style of political debate is a failure every time it's tried.
Joseph Farah: Why I can't vote for Bush
"under no circumstances, will I allow myself to vote for George W. Bush for president of the United States."
Garbage.
Most of the goals are the same however election scenarios change and there are conservatives who are a pragmatic bunch and agree that winning is goal #1 in trying to accomplish things.
Who can win. That's the debate.
The big difference between us is the level of priority that folks place on the abortion issue. I frankly think it's overrated, however we'll be finding out shortly.
I did this in the case of GHWB & Bob Dole, & GWN, although I had, and have, significant disagreements with all three.
In the case of Rudy, though, I see very little daylight between his positions and those of the Dems. So, why should I vote for him? Let the Dems install these awful policies and take the blame. Let the Rs understand that THEY WILL NOT WIN ELECTIONS BY DRIFTING LEFT.
Give America a choice.
If you are correct.. add Madame President to the lingo. Anyone republican can beat Hillary, except Rudy.
Aren’t there always people that feel, or actually are, disenfrachised, in every election?
Agreed.
Nope.
It *is* that political chum bucket, WND.
You are spot on. All of these purists do not ever put forth in their posturing, who will fight the WOT most effectively. If the answer to that topic was Hillary, then I would vote for her. I want to win (kill or convert all the terrorists) the war on terror. End of argument!
Is it like a sporting match where you simply do whatever to insure the home team wins? Do you really like the guy's positions. Or, is it that upon being challenged with the facts people are just digging their heels in because they have a "never surrender" type of attitude.
"I don't get it."
“Rudy will be the nominee. Get used to it.”
“The real loons are the idiots who run around promoting liberals like Rudy Giuliani to be the GOP nominee.”
Well said.
I’m still trying to decipher the logic in: “We’ve got to work to elect a liberal candidate so we don’t have a liberal president.
Here’s one in its native habitat, calling to its fellow `neo-conservatives’. http://www.holoweb.com/cannon/commons.htm
On top of that, the sacrifice of those who died in Iraq will have been in vain if Bitch takes charge.
I don't believe either of these will occur if Rudy is elected. That ENOUGH for me.
” Anyone republican can beat Hillary, except Rudy.”
cONGRATULATIONS! yOU WIN THE “SILLIEST POST OF THE DAY” award.
Policies, not personalities and not parties, are what I am interested in. If the Rs & Ds are so close that it doesn’t matter who wins, then I won’t vote for either.
However, I will watch Rudy and see if he “grows” any on the campaign trail.
Meantime, Tancredo will get my vote if he’s running by the time I get the chance, or Thompson. I’d even vote for McCain over the Dem candidate. Reluctantly, of course. Rudy is the only one I would have to search my conscience for before I could pull the lever for him.
So, if say, 15% of the conservatives feel like me, is Rudy actually ‘electable’? Maybe we need to make a stand to make a point to our fearless ‘leaders’: DO NOT RUN LEFT!!!
Thanks for reposting my remarks.
Its always good to see the truth being spread about Free Republic.
Now go take a nap.
If you consider yourself someone able to define who gets to be a "real conservtive" or a "real republican", maybe you won't care for what I'm going to say.
Rudy is a 'conservative'. He's socially liberal, politically conservative.
A very large, perhaps majority, segment of conservatives are socially L, politically C.
Therefore, supporting Rudy is a no-brainer.
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