And then there's the SCOTUS nominees. Is there ANY difference between a RINO and a Rat nominee? Rudy approves of Ginsburg and would nominate her kind. Pro-life and RKBA will fall into the ash heap of history.
Why would any conservative go out special on a cold day in November to select that kind of outcome?
Right now, Republican prospects in the Senate are looking gloomy. Warner will win for the 'rats in Virginia. Bob Kerry will emerge from retirement, a la Lautenberg, and reclaim a seat for the 'rats in conservative Kansas. It looks like the 'rats will end up with a solid working majority in the Senate in 2009.
What this means is that if Hillary is elected, her programs, and her court nominees, will SAIL through the Senate. And I predict that if any Republican has the timerity to oppose a Supreme Court nomination with a fillibuster, watch the Dems impose the "nuclear option" on _Republicans_ that they railed against only a few years' previously.
Even with a "Rudy RINO" in the office of the presidency, that would at least slow down the 'rats in the Senate somewhat. Rudy is by nature so combative (he seems to relish public "fights") that it might just stop them altogether.
And I don't for one moment believe that Rudy's court picks would be "the same as Hillary's". Not for one moment - give that spiel to someone else.
I don't think Rudy will have very long coattails in 2008. But if he can just turn one or two Senate elections for us, that alone will be worth his victory.
- John
YIPES! CORRECTION! I should have written:
"Bob Kerry will emerge from retirement, a la Lautenberg, and reclaim a seat for the 'rats in conservative Nebraska."
My apologies to Kansans!
- John
With my own eyes and ears I witnessed Rudy Giuliani approving of the choice of Ginsburg. So don’t tell me he’d be any better than Hillary Clinton at picking SCOTUS nominees.
As for combative, I would suggest that you look at his record and see how he picks his battles. You will also notice that in the course of his career he got very warm and cozy with liberals, though he started out with a cold, tough and combative persona. If he ran true to form he’d be dancing in tights with the liberal Dems in Congress.
Not that he’ll get that far. He can’t win the election and I very much doubt he can win the nomination.