Breaking News: Rudy Giuliani hints at dropping out

LA Times ^ | 28 January 2008 | Andrew Malcolm

[.cnI redruM]

Rudy Giuliani appears to be pondering an end to his long pursuit of the Republican presidential nomination.

In a meeting in the back of his chartered plane en route to St. Petersburg, Fla., a short while ago, the onetime, longtime GOP front-runner told a small group of reporters, including The Times' Louise Roug: "The winner of Florida will win the nomination."

[PBRSTREETGANG]

I’m with you.

Timing is too odd. He’s only been really focused on Florida.

[Clemenza]

NOT as attorney general. Anyone who pals around with Kerick, Harding, and Pirro should be made ambassador to Botswana at best.

[what's up]

This is a hit job.

Rudy's been mentioning the importance of FL all along...this is just another example.

The author is trying to depress Rudy's vote, that is all.

[SoConPubbie]

While I definitely want Rudy to drop out, I would like him to stay around until February 5th just to make things interesting.

[3D-JOY]

I still think this is what he should have done last time!

I was angry he took the other path to the Presidency.

[.cnI redruM]

I remember Roger Simon doing something similar to Fred Thompson in Iowa.

[VirginiaConstitutionalist]

An LA Times hit job, or the end of the road for Rudy?

Do you really need a "hit job" on a candidate who's sitting in fourth place in the only state he's campaigned in?

[commish]

Rudy, take John and Huck with you, and don’t let the door smack you on the way out.

[from occupied ga]

Maybe he can run against Hillary in 2012 (FOR SENATOR OF NY).

He's MUCH more suited for that. Two left wing liberals running against each other in the most left wing state in the country. He actually has a chance there.

[.cnI redruM]

He helps Mike Huckabee by staying in. Other than that, I can’t think of anything else he does, if he can’t win in FL or NY.

[3D-JOY]

Watch out Harry Reid if she stays and wants his job.

Room in Fort Marcy Park?

[OB1kNOb]

Now if we can just get the Huckster, Romney, and McCaniac to quit also maybe we can start over and draft a true conservative candidate.

[freespirited]

I wouldn’t assume that Rudy will endorse anyone when he leaves the race. But he has said previously that if he weren’t running he’d probably be supporting McCain.

[woofie]

Celebrate when Hillary drops out and Obama is defeated

[Vigilanteman]

Rudy gets a good review by the Club for Growth

Mitt Romney: Promise and Puzzlement: We are reasonably optimistic that, as President, Mitt Romney would generally advocate a pro-growth agenda.

Ron Paul: The Perfect as the Enemy of the Good.

Rudy Giuliani Enacted Pro-Growth Policies Despite Liberal New York Environment.

Arizona Senator John McCain's Tenuous Record as an Economic Conservative.

Huckabee is proud of his tax hikes, his spending increases, and his regulatory expansions as governor, and he has not indicated that he would govern any differently as president. Nominating Mike Huckabee for president or vice-president would constitute an abject rejection of the free-market, limited-government, economic conservatism that has been the unifying theme of the Republican Party for decades.

All summaries are linked if you want to read the entire white paper by a reliable source.

[A_perfect_lady]

If Hillary loses in '08, will she hang around the Senate that long, or cut-n-run?

That woman will be on the world's stage till they drag her off with a hook.

[NativeNewYorker]

Obvious hit job. Subtle as a pile of manure.

[Yaelle]

Dear Rudy,

I just wanna tell you that mentioning you might drop out if you don’t get enough votes doesn’t work as well as I once thought.

Yours,
Fred

[McGruff]

I’m not a Rudy supporter but it’s a stretch to get “Rudy Giuliani hints at dropping out” from “The winner of Florida will win the nomination” unless you want to put doubt in the minds of anyone thinking of voting for Rudy. This reporter carrying water for another campaign maybe?

[MeanWestTexan]

Not that I support Rudy, and I really can’t say I care who wins, given the remaining field of RINOs.

But I (very slightl) prefer Rudy to McQuig or Myth because at least Rudy is honest about being a liberal: McQuig lies to himself about being a liberal and Myth lies to us about being a liberal.