Posted by
GenXDad on Tuesday, January 22, 2008 2:35:52 PM
Keep hope alive! dennis Prage
makes an excellent case for Rudy Giuliani.
"And when it comes to being strong on both domestic and international issues, it seems that no presently viable Republican candidate matches Rudy Giuliani."
"But Giuliani is not merely more of a conservative than John McCain. In fact, if it is Ronald Reagan that Republicans want, Giuliani is extraordinarily close to that venerated man. Ronald Reagan stood for two great beliefs: that big government is a big problem for a free society and that America must be militarily strong and lead the war against global communism.
Substitute "global jihadism" for "global communism" and you have Rudy Giuliani's twin pillars. His one major weakness in appealing to all conservatives is that he is for abortion rights. Let me, then, briefly address all those who, like me, consider nearly all abortions immoral."
"Pro-life Republicans need to ask themselves: Will a Democrat or Giuliani as president render abortion less common in America? The best is the enemy of the better. And Giuliani is far better on abortion than any Democratic nominee."
Well said, Mr. Prager. While I don't agree that McCain would be such a disaster, I still believe Rudy is the best candidate out there. With Thompson leaving, Huckabee out of money and momentum and Romney looking less and less electable, Rudy represents the last best alternative to a McCain nomination and a more electable candidate in the fall. Let's hope it's not too late for Rudy to make a run of it.