Lately, I have been wondering that since I have crossed Senator McCain off my list as potential Republican presidential candidates, what do I think about the rest of the Republicans in the race. How about ole’ Rudy Giuliani (63)!
He reminds me a little of good ole’ Bill Clinton. They both are very centrist; Democrat Clinton behaved like a Republican when it came to the economy and government in general but he was definitely a liberal Democrat when it came to social issues. Giuliani spouts off good Republican ideals like small government, fiscal responsibility, etc. but holds traditionally Democratic social views.
They both absolutely like to play with the ladies.
I have been advocating, for a long time, for a third political party that would hold the same views as Bill and Rudy. So do I have my candidate?
Not so fast. Rudy has to win over the Republican Party. He obviously feels that the Republicans that elected Bush are no longer in charge. The new Republicans are fed up with Bush stepping all over historic Republican ideals that define the Party; they want to go back to their roots.
Remember being a religious fanatic does not make you a Republican. Under Bush, the religious right claimed the Republican Party but things have changed. There has been a backlash from serious Christians who feel it was a huge mistake to align with a specific Party especially one that has so many hypocrites and downright crooks and perverts. New Republicans do not want to be identified with the religious right either.
Under Bush, Republicans thought that going the ‘Christian values’ way guaranteed a political win; now going that way is a liability. Hell, even Democrats were beginning to act like holy rollers, thinking they might as well join in the movement if it meant winning – things have certainly changed. BUT McCain does not know that!
Rudy has been married three (3) times and was caught cheating on his second wife, the first marriage was annulled after fourteen (14) years but no children; no sex for 14 years? I know, I know that is not the deciding factor. Actually he claimed his first wife was his second cousin and he did not know it so the marriage never happened – sure, whatever you say – you can pay the Vatican and get an annulment for any reason.
Will the Republican Party hold that against him or think it may hinder his chances for winning. Well his current popularity seems to indicate that people don’t really give a shit about your personal life as long as you are not a perv of some sort. Remember the anti-gay Republican preacher that was outed as a flaming gay, buying sex and drugs and let us not forget the Republican Congressman and his sex-emails to House pages. Bottom line, the value people turned out not to have any values at all.
I think his liberal social views may be his biggest problem and I have to admire the fact that he is sticking with his personal views and not becoming a McCain who obviously bends his views with the prevailing or imagined wind.
Rudy uses the standard, I am against abortion but pro-choice. He likes gun control because he was a city mayor but he also supports capital punishment especially for acts of terrorism. His history attests to his crime fighting skills but he is soft on illegal immigration.
He still thinks of himself a Catholic and once closed a museum exhibit that showed a statue of the Virgin Mary in cow dung; he lost that one on first amendment rights.
I will say he is interesting and a bit complex. He has an independent mind and is not scared to tackle issues. In other words, he is not simply a Republican template. To me that means he is worth looking into.
He is not too mucho looking and that will play against him with people that vote on looks. You don’t think people actually do that?
He reminds me a little of good ole’ Bill Clinton. They both are very centrist; Democrat Clinton behaved like a Republican when it came to the economy and government in general but he was definitely a liberal Democrat when it came to social issues. Giuliani spouts off good Republican ideals like small government, fiscal responsibility, etc. but holds traditionally Democratic social views.
They both absolutely like to play with the ladies.
I have been advocating, for a long time, for a third political party that would hold the same views as Bill and Rudy. So do I have my candidate?
Not so fast. Rudy has to win over the Republican Party. He obviously feels that the Republicans that elected Bush are no longer in charge. The new Republicans are fed up with Bush stepping all over historic Republican ideals that define the Party; they want to go back to their roots.
Remember being a religious fanatic does not make you a Republican. Under Bush, the religious right claimed the Republican Party but things have changed. There has been a backlash from serious Christians who feel it was a huge mistake to align with a specific Party especially one that has so many hypocrites and downright crooks and perverts. New Republicans do not want to be identified with the religious right either.
Under Bush, Republicans thought that going the ‘Christian values’ way guaranteed a political win; now going that way is a liability. Hell, even Democrats were beginning to act like holy rollers, thinking they might as well join in the movement if it meant winning – things have certainly changed. BUT McCain does not know that!
Rudy has been married three (3) times and was caught cheating on his second wife, the first marriage was annulled after fourteen (14) years but no children; no sex for 14 years? I know, I know that is not the deciding factor. Actually he claimed his first wife was his second cousin and he did not know it so the marriage never happened – sure, whatever you say – you can pay the Vatican and get an annulment for any reason.
Will the Republican Party hold that against him or think it may hinder his chances for winning. Well his current popularity seems to indicate that people don’t really give a shit about your personal life as long as you are not a perv of some sort. Remember the anti-gay Republican preacher that was outed as a flaming gay, buying sex and drugs and let us not forget the Republican Congressman and his sex-emails to House pages. Bottom line, the value people turned out not to have any values at all.
I think his liberal social views may be his biggest problem and I have to admire the fact that he is sticking with his personal views and not becoming a McCain who obviously bends his views with the prevailing or imagined wind.
Rudy uses the standard, I am against abortion but pro-choice. He likes gun control because he was a city mayor but he also supports capital punishment especially for acts of terrorism. His history attests to his crime fighting skills but he is soft on illegal immigration.
He still thinks of himself a Catholic and once closed a museum exhibit that showed a statue of the Virgin Mary in cow dung; he lost that one on first amendment rights.
I will say he is interesting and a bit complex. He has an independent mind and is not scared to tackle issues. In other words, he is not simply a Republican template. To me that means he is worth looking into.
He is not too mucho looking and that will play against him with people that vote on looks. You don’t think people actually do that?
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