[weegee]

When you ask "CAN" this person do the job, Rudy can, Hillary and Obama don't have the experience.

Then it comes to politics. His divorces are considered a "negative". McCain has more negatives.

I'd like a solid conservative myself but don't know if we will see one take the national stage for 2008. I think that Rudy has a shot. Winning isn't everything, I agree. But Carter showed us how much damage can be done in 4 years as President. We can be picking up the pieces for generations.

Ultimately, while I am against abortion, I don't see the President's position on the issue to be of highest priority. The Supreme Court is not infallible and I do not see the issue being settled by judicial nomination. It is going to require a Constitutional amendment to clarify the protection of life (such an amendment could also address cloning and genetic screening as pretext for discrimination in employment and insurance, for example).

[NormsRevenge]

A fair assessment and no slams on anyone, Thanks!

[Cicero]

If Rudy continues to be strongly pro-abortion, it will rule him out for me and many others.

But I agree, he's good in most other ways. And he has a record for honesty, and saying what he means, so if he changes his position on abortion, or makes a commitment to appoint strict constructionist judges and not to reverse Bush's policies on abortions abroad and fetal stem cell research, I will probably take him at his word.

[BW2221]

"But Carter showed us how much damage can be done in 4 years as President."

After Carter, we had Republican Presidential leadership for 18 of 26 years. Let me rephrase that: we had eight years of Reagan Presidential leadership and ten years of the Bushes.