He snores too. (I bet.) ;-)
I'm going for popcorn.....
Hey, Team.
LdSentinal claims to be undecided. Where have we heard that before?
- YES on No Child Left Behind
- YES on Sarbanes-Oxley
- YES on the 2003 Medicare Drug Benefit
- YES on 2005 Highway Bill
- YES on the 527 bill (like most Republicans, he flip-flopped, having first voted NO on McCain-Feingold)
- Hunter also went 0 for 19 on the Flake anti-pork amendments.
- We gave him a 49% on the 2005 Club for Growth scorecard. That places him 187th within the House GOP conference, out of roughly 230 members.
- National Taxpayers Union shows a more telling trend. He was strong in the early 1990s, getting "B's" and one "A", but as time went by, like most politicians, his score dropped. For the past few years, he's been getting "C's".
Ouch!
Maybe if some weren't trying to pass him off as "another Reagan" he would do better. He is unique, he doesn't need to be the new Reagan. Now them will be so let's just stop the comparisons! Good Luck to Hunter and all of them. They'll need it with our media and the Hillary machine.
Wow. That's a bad sign.
When is Jesus going to announce?
Obviously, he's the only candidate who will be perfect enough.
When is Jesus going to announce?
Obviously, he's the only candidate who will be perfect enough.
And to think, I remember the great days in the early 90's when we came very close to destroying entire federal programs. What a total waste of potential the GOP domination of government was.
But at the same time, none of the other GOP Presidential candidates are talking about entitlement reform or reigning in the size of the federal government either. So by default, Hunter should be supported because of his military expertise, border security, and hawkish Red China views (IMO, he's the only GOP candidate taking China seriously).
Now pro-Rudy posters will mention that Rudy cut taxes and spending in NYC. That's all warm and heart-string tugging, but NYC is far different than tackling the leviathans known as SS, Medicaid, and Medicare. It's going to take someone with real stones to speak the truth about these programs, one who realizes he doesn't have a chance of winning the POTUS anyway so he might as well campaign as if he has nothing to lose.
FR is a conservative electronic bulletin board, but Rudy has done more for conservatism than FR has ever done.
***Perhaps you would care to explain this prior statement? FR is a Socially Conservative forum, and Duncan Hunter's platform aligns with social conservatism. Please tell us how rudy has advanced social conservatism.
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Video of Rudy Giuliani in his own words
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVBtPIrEleM
Transcript of video below.
Will the real Rudy show up at CPAC?
Culture of life:
ABC clip:
George Will: "Do you think Roe v Wade was good constitutional law?"
Rudy Giuliani: "Yes I believe, I believe it is."
Cnn Clip December 2, 1999:
Announcer: "Giuliani was then asked whether he supports a ban on what critics call partial birth abortions, something Bush strongly supports."
Rudy Giuliani : "No, I have not supported that, and I don't see my position on that changing."
Immigration
CNN clip:
Announcer: "Back in 1996, mayor Giuliani went to federal court to challenge new federal laws requiring the city to inform the federal government about illegal immigrants."
Rudy Giuliani: "There isn't a mayor or a public official in this country that's more strongly pro immigrant than I am. Including disagreeing with President Clinton when he signed an anti-immigration legislation about two or three years ago."
Gun control:
CNN clip
Rudy Giuliani: "I'm in favor of gun control"
Meet The Press:
Tim Russert: "How about registration of all handguns?"
Rudy Giuliani: "You know I'm in favor of that. I've been on your show many times."
Gay Rights:
CNN Clip:
Announcer: "As mayor he supported civil unions, and extending health and other benefits to gay couples."
ABC Clip: "I supported domestic partnership legislation and signed it"
Meet The Press:
Tim Russert: "So should gay people be openly allowed to serve?"
Rudy Giuliani: "I think people should be judged on the merits. And there should not be a specific focus on someone's sexual orientation."
First Amendment:
ABC Clip
Cokie Roberts: "Would you vote in the senate in favor of Mccain / Feingold?"
Rudy Giuliani: "Yes, I'm a big supporter of Mccain / Feingold. I have been for a long time."
Party Loyalty:
ABC Clip:
Rudy Giuliani: "Frankly George, I'd like to run on all the lines. I'd like to run on the liberal line, the conservative line, I'd like to run on the democratic line if I could figure out how to do it."
Conservative Values:
Meet The Press:
Tim Russert: "Whether it's gays in the military, gun control, campaign finance, late term abortion - you and Hillary Clinton are in sync on those issues."
Rudy Giuliani: "Well then maybe the other side should stop the 'He's part of the vast right wing conspiracy'."
Welcome To CPAC, Rudy!
End clip.
He's still my guy. I never compared him to Reagan, the greatest president in my lifetime, but at this point I'll back him over anybody else in the running for the GOP. I'm liking the sound of a Hunter/Thompson combination.
When the liberal media wants Guliani instead of Hunter... I'll go with Hunter.
But I really hope Cheney retires and Rice gets appointed, and runs with Newt Gingrich (a guy can dream, can't he?)
I'm voting for Duncan Hunter unless someone better steps forward to run, which I do not see happening. I surely could not under any circumstance support Rudy, McCain, Romney, or Brownback.
A man who is
For strong national defense--loves and supports the military
For protection of the unborn and the sanctity of human life
For real border security, including a fence and fair treatment of our Border Patrol
For traditional family values
For full 2nd Amendment rights for citizens
Sounds like a very questionable candidate--
Now remember, it's good to be honest about a candidate's short-comings. Yes, Hunter's fiscal conservatism is a tad worrisome. He's pro tax-cuts, and I don't find his positions on trade to be so problematic considering that he's the only one speaking out against China. But he has been a spender.
Nevertheless, he's far superior to the other candidates thus far. Depending on his choice for VP, his fiscal problem could be mitigated.