Rudy a Lefty? Yeah, Right.

The Washington Post ^ | October 28, 2007 | David Greenberg

[libstripper]

You wouldn't know it from reading the papers, but the favorite to win the Republican presidential nomination is a confirmed right-winger. On issues such as free speech and religion, secrecy and due process, civil rights and civil liberties, pornography and democracy, this moralist and self-styled lawman has exhibited all the key hallmarks of Bush-era conservatism.

That candidate is Rudolph W. Giuliani.

As any New Yorker can tell you, the last word anyone in the 1990s would have attached to the brash, furniture- breaking mayor was "liberal" -- and the second-to-last was "moderate." With his take-many-prisoners approach to crime and his unerring pro-police instincts, the prosecutor-turned-proconsul made his mark on the city not by embracing its social liberalism but by trying to crush it.

[Hydroshock]

I do not see any real difference between the two so if Rino Rudy is nominated I will go third party.

[Hydroshock]

I am 37adn know there is grey, but Rino Rudy has as black of a heart as Hitlary. I will never vote for teh lying pro illegal invader liberal.

[DPMD]

Leave it to a liberal to describe Guilani as a “self-styled lawman,” and describe total charlatans as “heroes,” or “decorated veterans.” Like him or not, Giulani was a committed career Federal prosecutor who had more success than any other at exterminating much of organized crime in his District, and that in spite of contracts out for his assassination. In the same breath, a liberal will hail as a “hero” some ninety-day Vietnam fraud with self-nominated decorations, no witnesses other than himself to the “exploits,” or some REMF faux Marine clown who is only the most corrupt of all the members of Congress. It’s classic newspeak from the party of no standards.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

No, it's called going down with the ship after blowing a whole in the hull AND tying everyone on board up to ensure they all die along with you.

I'd rather die a clean, quick death (Hillary) than a slow-agonizing one (Rudy)

[nycgal]

I do not see any real difference between the two so if Rino Rudy is nominated I will go third party.

I guess it's time to put your glasses on:)

[Hydroshock]

Or take your rose colored ones off. He is as liberal as Hitlary.

[Smokin' Joe]

We have to get real.

OK.

I'm real.

You don't want Hillary in. Who would you NOT vote for against Hillary?

There are quite a few people who will not vote for Rudy, either, as a matter of concience.

For me there is no difference, either would openly use my tax money to finance abortions making me have to choose between prison for not paying taxes or being an accessory to murder.

I won't vote for either one of them in the general.

Now, maybe some folks should get real enough to consider this and seriously consider a candidate we can all vote for.

[Smokin' Joe]

That image and others like it are one of the reasons Rudy won't win.

That just won't fly in flyover country.

Though it will get lots of airtime next October, and maybe even be explained, the bulk of the tube watching population won't care why.

The image will haunt them all the way to the voting booth.

I can't see how voting for a former mayor who put the city's emergency response center in one of the buildings in a complex which had already been targeted by terrorists is a good idea for America, and that dies not even touch on the issues.

[Eagles Talon IV]

"I'd rather die a clean, quick death (Hillary) than a slow-agonizing one (Rudy)"

So put a gun to your head or take poison, just don't take me and the rest of the country along with you.

[DLfromthedesert]

I hope you’ll be happy with President Hillary. When you have to fork over more than half your pay for her Socialist programs, please do not complain.

[Hydroshock]

I liken voting between Rion Rudy and Hitlary as choice between a kick in the crotch and a punch in the teeth. I will vote for neither.

[jammer]

Bush-era conservatism.

There's the problem--the adjective, "Bush-era" is the same as "compassionate", i.e., NOT.

[Hydroshock]

No I will not be, but I would equally not be happy with what would happen under Rino Rudy. So I see no difference.

[Grunthor]

“the favorite to win the Republican presidential nomination is a confirmed right-winger.”

OH BULL-SHIITE!

[Grunthor]

“Look...would you rather have the Clintons back for eight years?”

Careful with that argument, it’s an antique. Rudy is NOT the only one running with and R after his name you know.

Just the most liberal one.

[Eagles Talon IV]

As a Republican a no vote is a vote for Hitlary. The sharpest knife in the draw you ain’t.

[DLfromthedesert]

The RNC and NRSC were too busy spending millions in Rhode Island smearing Steve Laffey to ensure the re-election of Linc Chafee...Hmmmm

[Hydroshock]

As things stand with the party never insult me and call me a republican. I am a conservative independent. And give a choice between a liberal republican, a liberal democrat, and a libertarian who is fairly socially conservative. I will for the libertarian.

[Grunthor]

“I refuse to believe anyone would endanger their lives and the lives of their own families just to make a political point”

You are concerned over the things of this world. We who refuse to vote pro-abortion based on our relligious beliefs are concerned with the Word of God and the afterlife.

That is FAR more important than ANYTHING that could possibly happen in this world.

[meyer]

Then be prepared to hear the words "President Hillary Clinton" every day for eight long, long years.,/i>

Well, the good thing about having Hitlery as president is that we'll reach CW-2 much sooner. This country's on it's way down the tubes. The sooner it happens, the better chance an armed populace will still exist.