Posted on 02/19/2007 12:01:25 AM PST by Spiff
It's way, way early in this race. I do think Rudy is going to have to stake out some clear positions on the specifics of some of these issues. There's time for all of that.
But all this talk about Rudy ruining the Republican party is just nonsense. The Republican party died after the 1994 victory and the Contract with America. They took what was a massive victory and handed control back to the Democrats. They utterly failed to govern as the majority party. They don't know how. They still don't, and now they've finally ceded control back to the party that does know how to be the majority, sadly. The Republican party is dead, and has been for a long time.
I'll refer your question to Pharmboy.
I'll bet you never believed the Americans could beat the Russians in Olympic hockey in 1980, either. Pretty lame to give up the battle and lose so much conservative ground without even trying, especially given this much time before we even have a debate.
"When he wants to be Mayor of New York he says one thing. When he wants to be President he says something else. One of these positions is genuine, and another is not, or maybe neither is."
Very well stated. Rudy has attempted to move to the right, but his prior deeds and voting record follows him around like a 400 pound ex wife he owes money to.
http://armsandthelaw.com/archives/2006/09/don_kates_on_cc.php
Having addressed these matters we turn to New York City another area where discretionary CCH permit issuance has led to gave abuse. In 2002 New York City denied an n application from the head of a small bank who often carries as much as $125,000 in cash. The denial was because "You have failed to distinguish yourself from countless others who do business in the city of New York without the benefit of carrying a concealed weapon."20What that language actually means is that the banker had failed to show the kind of celebrity or political influence needed to get a license in New York City. Who has that kind of celebrity or influence? Naming only some of the nationally famous New York CCH permittees as of October, 2002, NEWSDAY listed Donald Trum and Winthrop Rockefellerp; actors Steven Seagal, Robert De Niro, Chazz Palminteri, and Harvey Keitel, media personalities Don Imus, and Howard Stern, entertainer Buddy Hackett, record executive Tommy Mottola; and conservative icon William Buckley, founder of the NATIONAL REVIEW. The NEWSDAY article commented:In 1981, nearly 30,000 New Yorkers (not including police) had permits to carry a weapon. As of September 1 of this year, the number was down to just 3,389. But the number of city officials, big shots and celebrities with permits is up. Deputy mayors, mayoral staff members, commissioners of education, environmental protection, taxis and licenses, sanitation, management, and a host of others all received permits. But the man in the street is denied his Second Amendment right. For the first nine months of 2002, citizen permits were denied 62% of the time, according to a study by Newsday.21
A few days before NEWSDAY had published an article noting that many of these city officials who had gotten CCH permits during the Giuliani administration, were now former officials. They had been replaced by members of the new mayor’s administration who were not being issued CCH permits. Apparently the new mayor saw no reason for his deputy mayors and commissioners having no connection to law enforcement to be running around New York City with guns.
Great find! I was one of those 30,000 in 1981.
Margin of error doesn't count for much in a landslide.
Show me any recent poll where Rudy beats in Hillary in New York.
In 1983 I applied for and received a second carry for a revolver (occasionally the auto was in the shop). I renewed every 2 years on my birthday, no problem, through 2 democrat administrations in NYC. Then Rudy came along and a law-abiding citizen with a perfect record could not renew anymore.
Interesting.
See also post 86.
Thanks, good to know.
An assault weapon ban went into effect in Cook County, IL last week. A lot more criminals there than a month ago. Interesting to see how Mayor Daley will react to this new surge in criminality.
"So far, I'm satisfied that he has no intention of doing anything with gun control at the national level."
He called for a federal ban on ALL "assault weapons".
He called for uniform federal handgun licensing. Do you think he wants that licensing less strict than he had in NY?
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