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A lot of the Rudy Rooters are fond of talking about Reagan's edict of "not speaking ill of other Republicans." However, they overlook the fact that Ronald Reagan was the only Republican in modern times to challenge an incumbent GOP president for the nomination. He attacked Ford's record as a moderate and came within 117 votes of winning the nomination.

Well, as good a president as he was, he was also unafraid of walking over to the other side of the aisle and negotiate and compromise in order to achieve his goals of lower taxes and a substantially higher military budget.

The Rudy Rooters need to get used to the fact that he will be called to task on his record, not just by conservative Republicans but also by the 'Rats if he stays in the race. Posting verifiable FACTS is not smearing, it's a legitimate part of every political campaign in history.

I have absolutely no problem with that on any of the candidates. But as you are aware, the rules are different for different candidates. And that, my friend, is simply disingenuous.

But as you are aware, the rules are different for different candidates.

Sorry, but the rules on FR are based on conservatism. If a candidate ain't very conservative, they and their boosters are gonna have tough sledding here.

Plus, just about all the Rudy boosters have no problem ripping into McCain, so it ain't like they don't have their own targets.

I have absolutely no problem with that on any of the candidates. But as you are aware, the rules are different for different candidates.

Can you cite a single verifiable fact about any other GOP candidate which has been disallowed here?

I have little doubt that Rudy's aspirations for the presidency go back years (long before 9/11). If he was as astute as his supporters claim, he shouldn't have made leftist speeches to leftist groups.