Gotta disagree about Rudy.
New York was in a state of irreversible decline when he came in. He made the city safer, cleaner and liveable again. He was an extremely effective leader of a big, complex government.The fact that he's articulate, likeable and has a commanding profile earned under fire makes him appealing nationally.
There aren't many, if any, pubbies I see with Rudy's good qualities.
"Good" qualities, like increasing the police state, and wanting to take away all of guns?
For once, let's go with a real conservative like Mark Sanford or Gary Johnson.