Posted on 02/09/2007 6:22:55 AM PST by BunnySlippers
My gawd, asking us to believe that Rudy is conservative despite his long record to the contrary? THAT is Koolaid. I'd almost prefer he say "I'm a liberal, what ya gonna do about it?"
All we're asking of you is that you listen to Rudy, with an open mind, as he tries to win your vote...
Joe Isuzu would be more believable, quite frankly. Nothing in Rudy's past makes me believe he means a single word he is saying to convince us his spots have changed.
Sure I can. We're talking about his overall position on the liberal-conservative spectrum, not on a specific issue or two. That's like saying I can't call Hillary a liberal because she voted for the war. But if you don't like the term, fine. Call him Susan, for all I care. He is what he is, and it ain't a conservative.
All I want to know is Rudy TOUGH ENOUGH TO TAKE ON THE ISLAMOFASCHISTS.........imo, yes, he has proven himself many times over.....BEFORE 9/11 AND AFTER 9/11.
He couldn't even outpoll Hillary in the NY Senate race in 2000 before he withdrew. In other words, he can't even beat Hillary IN HIS HOME STATE.
Wash your mouth out with soap. Libertarians would have absolutely no truck with this gun grabbing fascist.
He's the only one besides Bush who has proven that he can.
That is exactly backwards. The fact if the matter is that running a liberal spells the disaster.
I could still vote for him though.....
Yes, I already got taken to the woodshed on that one. If I were less literate, I'd say "my bad."
Rudy is no Conservative...
Taking the statement by Mona "His conservatism has been tempered in New York City — so it is steely indeed." and modify it to read,
His conservatism has been tempered in the state of MA — so it is steely indeed.
Does not make Mitt a Conservative, or McCain...the only true Conservative is Duncan Hunter.
..in school, I always liked tests with easy questions
hope I don't need the /s/ for some people to wake up and realize that Rudy saved NYC from itself. When he won against Dinkins it was true that most felt that city was unmanageable, that there was no hope, and NYC could never regain it's cache!
OK, then...I guess I'll have to move you to my list of "undecided" ...
"And he can win the election" Based on what??
All a moot point, if he can't win the election. And Duncan Hunter has the military credentials to take on the WOT.
This is the beautiful thing about Rudy.
He doesn't give a ___ about being popular with the leftist whores.
If he decided to secure the border and continue to fight the WOT to win I could see he topping W's major weakness, the sincere desire to be liked.
Social conservatives would get solid judges, and we would win in the great struggle of our time.
I agree at best he's a "moderate" in the modern political sense of the word - Not as pro tax as Hillary, but not pro business either and a ruthless anti-capitalist ( look what he did to Michael Milken)
As usual, an argument with all the analytical substance of a bumper sticker.
Rudy is also a good law and order guy who allows his law and orderliness to trample on the second amendment if one doesn't live in the right part of the country.
Like President Bush Rudy is also good on the WOT except he is reluctant, like POTUS, to seal the borders in time of war which has a negative effect on keeping Americans cognizant that we are indeed in a WOT.
And finally, friends don't let friends vote for "conservatives" who support leftists like Mario Cuomo for Chief Executive offices.
JMHO of course.
The sad thing is most people ARE that stupid, or just dont' care enough about America, and will vote for this disaster.
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