While I applaud Rudy's attitudes toward terrorism, I cannot support him.
Morally: because he condones murder.
Practically: because even if I could hold my nose and vote for him, I think there are millions of Christian Americans who could not support a man who is anti-life. And so I think he could not win.
There are plenty of good Republicans out there, why can't we put one of them up?
Please NAME the "plenty of good Republicans out there"... Ones who have a chance beyond the conservative base. Allen is out, Santorum is out, they can't even win in their home states. No one here wants Jeb Bush it seems. Some of the governors are fine on the local level, but not nationally and certainly not "telegenic" or dynamici enough in a very superficial era. We are left with the divisive Newt, Mitt Romney whom many of you attack on the basis of his religion, McCain (the brunt of more attacks here than anyone, even Hillary), and Rudy. Name someone else we can emerge in the brief time we have, please. We are all open at this point and willing to be realistically persuaded.
Because we want to win. As miserable as we all felt last Tuesday, can you imagine the feeling if Hillary were to win in 08 and her lip-biting, side-kick was back on the world stage for 8 more years? I think it has to be an Al Davis election -- "Just win, baby!" It has to be ABH - Anyone But Hillary. We can go back to being principled AFTER 08, can't we? Look what all those conservatives standing on principles got us this time.
We have to figure out who can beat Hillary and rally around that person. Rudy, McCain, Romney or X??