[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

Giuliani is a good pick for a blue state office, but he would not win nationally.

[Recovering_Democrat]

Word of ex-DeLay aide Michael Scanlon's guilty plea in the Jack Abramoff scandal has sent a wave of fear through the Washington Republican establishment. Scanlon appears to have cut a deal for possibly naming names and pointing fingers in return for a lighter sentence.

Wussies. Stand up and fight back...quick being afraid. CONSERVATIVES WILL NEVER GET A FAIR AND BALANCED HEARING IN THE LAMESTREAM PRESS. NEVER EVER EVER! SO REPUBLICANS, QUIT ACTING LIKE YOU'RE VICTIMS: FIGHT BACK--AND HARD.

[HitmanLV]

I think Rudy has a better shot at winning nationally than he does unseating Hilly for the Senate seat in NY.

[Thud]

IMO only Jeb Bush might be able to defeat Giuliani for the 2008 GOP nomination, unless Giuliani makes some awful mistake. The voters prefer candidates with elective experience in major executive office to those without. Rudi Giuliani and Jeb Bush are the big two in that regard. Rudi is a national hero and Jeb Bush is the best governor in the country. Don't overestimate ideology. The voters are far more interested in candidates' characters and executive ability than their ideology.