“On this issue, working within the Buckleian Logic, both Rudy and Romney would be “conservative enough.””
nope. What he wrote was that abortion is a matter of conscience. So if he believes that a candidate is personally against abortion but has taken a pro choice stance to keep government out of it, then WFB can cut him some slack.
The problem with rudy julie is that he doesn’t personally think that abortion is morally wrong as exemplified by his open support for the public funding of it. That’s direct government interference. WFB is not ok with that.
Doesn't this characterize both Rudi and Mitt, though? Has Mitt said he'll cut off funding, or has Rudy? On this issue, I don't see the difference between them. Didn't both back financial support for abortion when they had the chance? Neither has said anything about keeping government out of it. Frankly, I would have thought that Buckley's position on abortion is a stance both of them would have adopted by now.