By moderate, you really mean liberal. Fred Thompson is a moderate (slightly right of center) Republican (Go here, scroll to bottom), while Giuliani is a liberal Republican. I defy you to find a more liberal Republican presidential candidate in the history of the United States. His record shows it. His statements demonstrate it. He's a damned liberal. Being pro-partial birth abortion is an EXTREME position, not moderate. It falls well within the liberal camp. Giuliani is pro-radical gay agenda (a member of the Stonewall Veterans Assocation - look it up), pro-abortionist, pro-national gun control, pro-gay marriage, pro-gay military, etc. These are not "moderate" positions. They are radical liberal postions.
In the 1850's, would you have been one of the Democrats saying "I really don't care about slavery, slavery, slavery, slavery...?" Would you? The issue we faced at that time, that lead to the very formation of the Republican Party, is precisely the same issue we're facing today. That is the protection of human life. In 1850 it was whether the life and freedom of humans with dark skin pigmentation should be protected. You and I will both agree that it is good that African slaves were recognized as human beings and set free. But, today, we have over a million human beings killed in the United States every year by abortion. The Party Platform recognizes the humanity of unborn children and calls for their lives to be protected from conception. Our greatest President, Ronald Reagan, also lead by example in proclaiming that unborn children deserve the full protection that Constitution provides. But, to you, it is a minor issue - an annoyance. "Slavery, slavery, slavery..." You should be ashamed.
Dont have much background in history do you? Name Rockefeller mean anything to you? Or Nixon for that matter. We can thank him for wage and price controls, taking us off the gold standard, creating the Environmental Protection Agency. How about John Anderson? And dont forget, Barry Goldwater. He was pro-choice, for gay rights, and very suspicious of the Religious Right. Know as Mr. Conservative, Reagan got his political start campaigning for him.
Good post.