Posted on 04/26/2007 3:03:19 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
April 26, 2007 -- Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama laced into Rudy Giuliani yesterday after the GOP front-runner sparked an uproar by declaring America would be more vulnerable to a terror attack with a Democrat in the White House.
Former Sen. John Edwards and the Democratic National Committee also joined in on the anti-Rudy romp, accusing him of politicizing the war on terror in a daylong brawl.
Giuliani chuckled about the swirl of Democratic outrage about his comments, which put the media focus squarely on his strongest point - his 9/11 performance.
"It sounds like I hit at least a triple," Giuliani told radio host Sean Hannity. "I was trying for a home run, but I think I got at least a triple - meaning I have got the three leading Democratic candidates attacking me."
The flap started after Giuliani said in a speech in New Hampshire on Tuesday night that the nation will defeat terrorism no matter who wins in 2008, but that the Democrats want to "wave the white flag."
He told the Web site Politico.com that America will be "safer with a Republican president."
... Giuliani insisted he wasn't questioning the Democrats' patriotism, but added, "Everything I said is absolutely true - they want to retreat in Iraq."
He claimed that the Democrats "do not seem to get the fact there are . . . really dangerous people who want to come here and kill us. That, in fact, they did come here and kill us twice, and they got away with it because we were on defense, because we weren't alert enough to the dangers."
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GOP candidates should ideally make their points by seeing who can mount the best attacks on Dem positions, instead of sniping at each other. Good for Rudy! I much prefer Fred right now, but Rudy’s off to a good start
Well, it's true. Shame he didn't add that the Gestapo tactics of the Clinton administration didn't stop terrorist attacks either.
Indeed! He certainly called them out for their support of defeat and for their undermining of our national security.
So are a whole bunch of people in this forum.
It’s nice to have someone get in their faces = leadership.
I’m trying to remember how Rush puts it.
Something about, “America isn’t ready for a Democrat in the White House.”
Smart move by Rudy. Drawing fire from the Dem candidates can only help him.
You noticed?
He knows politics and he’ll know how to use the bully pulpit.
It’ll be interesting to see if this comes up in the Dem debate tonight.
Aw, Rudy. He would have homered if he called the Dems anything but “patriotic”.
I like the way he pointed out that Democrats want to “wave the white flag”, which is ALSO absolutely true. So far, ALL the Democrat contenders have indicated their “new direction” for the war on terr it to surrender to the terrorists. In guiliani’s case, even many Denocrat voters are taking note. Most Americans DO NOT want us to surrender.
I certainly hope so.
This aught to good.
U.S. House approves Iraq pullout date, despite likely veto
Only hours after General David Petraeus, the commander in Iraq, told lawmakers he needed more time to gauge the effectiveness of a troop buildup there, the House voted 218 to 208 Wednesday to pass a measure that sought the removal of most combat forces by next spring. Bush has said unequivocally and repeatedly that he will veto it.
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/04/26/news/congress.php
Yes he has said that. He's right.
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