Good morning back atcha.
Am I correct or am I incorrect in my thinking?
Would you rather see a demoncrat in the White House along with a demoncrat controlled congress?
I understand all the arguments against Rudy and agree with a great many of them. But a nominal "R" is better than a full fledged "D" any day.
Once again, the place to beat Rudy is in the primaries.
Depends on how big a picture you are looking at. If Mayor Giuliani becomes president as the Republican nominee, the party bigwigs will translate that as tolerance of his liberal positions. The next candidate put forth will push the party further to the left, and so on.
Supporters of the 2nd Amendment, Pro-lifers, and opponents of McCain-Feingold will be marginalized and told "we don't need you" (as some have already stated). The Republican party will survive, but it will look an awful lot like the Democrat party of the 1990s.
Hillary as president is truly undesirable, but I have been reading a lot of posts in recent days and have to question: what damage could she do? I think she would do such an awful job that the Republicans would pick up seats in both Houses, regaining control of Congress and setting up a possible 2012 defeat reminiscent of Reagan/Carter.
Before any overzealous supporter of Mayor Giuliani takes it out of context: I DO NOT WANT THE DEMOCRAT TO WIN IN '08. However, in my opinion, a Giuliani win would be worse for the conservative movement and the country as a whole, than would a Hillary presidency. We are a nation of values, of beliefs, and of pride. We should not set those aside, just so we can "win" with a false candidate.
And like you, I believe the primaries need to be the place. Because if Mayor Giuliani wins the nomination - every argument against him and every quote dug up that you are seeing on Free Republic will be blasted across the MSM 24/7. You thought the incessant stories on Bush's National Guard service or the "16 words" or Valerie Plame stories were overexposed? Wait until we're locked in.
You may be willing to face God someday and try to justify voting for a man who would willingly pay someone to murder his own grandchild....I am not.