[GrandEagle]

Nice try but I'm not going to bite.
Rudy is a liberal - you know it, as well as the rest of his supporters. He doesn't hide it.
I have no idea who either he or Hillary would nominate - and neither do you. However, it is very reasonable to assume he would nominate folks with views similar to his. It would be unreasonable to assume he would nominate those with views in opposition to his.
What is it you like? Gun Control?, legalization of Homosexual Marriage?, perhaps a stepped up murder effort against our weakest in society - our children?, maybe it's open borders, the list continues...
I find it interesting that of the whole lot running, you insist that we settle for nothing so you can "win", instead of doing what we have been accused of not doing, and that is settling for just a bit less of what you want (apparently liberalism) - and getting behind one of the others that doesn't split the vote as deeply.
That is how the liberals negotiate - how much of your backyard are you going to give up - none of their back yard is ever on the table.
Rudy is the ONLY nominee that is a sure fire loser in the general election - because his views and the Democrats views are almost the same.

I do have my favorite - Duncan Hunter, however I can vote for any of the others. except Rudy - even if I have to hold my nose.
It is serious - deadly serious.

The only significant difference is on the war. However, Rudy is the most likely of all the nominees to trade off his position there to get something else he wanted in the Congress. Do you think for a minute he will stand up the Dems on this one issue he differs with them on, when he will need them to defeat the Republican legislation in congress on the other 99.99% that he agrees with the liberal Democrats on? - I think not.
I will settle for far less than I want - but I will not continue to support the Republicans race to out Left the Democrats.

Cordially,
GE

[JamesP81]

I will settle for far less than I want - but I will not continue to support the Republicans race to out Left the Democrats.

Nor should you. The long term damage to the GOP of a Giuliani presidency would be irreparable. By electing him, we would be telling the RNC that we approve the GOP run to the left. Ultimately, we'd be left with no party to represent us.

[wouldntbprudent]

First, you have no idea whom I am supporting for the Republican nomination, so please desist from making assumptions.

Secondly, why won’t you bite? Why will no one who has stated there is a moral equivalency between the administration of a liberal Republican and a liberal Rat willing to demonstrate that by naming names?

If you’re here on FR, you have some political knowledge. You know the types of people the parties gravitate to for leadership positions.

Let’s do this: just comment on Secretary of Defense.

I believe the Rat SECDEF will be someone like Murtha, because the Rats will have to give a hat-tip to their anti-war moonbat base.

The Republican SECDEF would be someone like Duncan Hunter, Tommy Franks, maybe even Joe Lieberman.

Care to provide me with your observations on how those nominations might work out for the country? I am genuinely interested.

Finally, I am not insisting that you or anyone else settle for “nothing.” I advocate a robust primary process.

However, I challenge the notion that there is something wrong with wanting the Republican Party to win the general election. You have criticized the desire to win the general election: on what basis? Again, I am genuinely interested.

Given a choice between handing power to the Rats or to the Republicans-—and that IS our choice on Election Day-—one needs to do more than dismiss them as “no different.”

*Show me.*

I agree with you that generally the president will appoint people who agree with him (though not always, because, especially in the lower tier appointments, the party has more to say about appointments than the president).

That said, again, you have enough knowledge of where the Rat candidates are on the war and where the Republican candidates are to make some guesses on Secretary of Defense, Homeland Security, and the like.

I really would like to hear how you see that shaking out.

[Sun]

“I do have my favorite - Duncan Hunter, however I can vote for any of the others. except Rudy ..”

You sound like me.

Anybody but Rudy.