It looks likes it is a four way race for the Presidency.
Giuliani and Edwards are calling it quits.
Well here we go again, which one is the lesser of the four evils?
It looks like that may be Romney. But will enough conservatives get excited about Mitt? The answer is no.
The problem is; if the conservatives do not get motivated come November the Republican nominee will not win. Hillary and Obama are having a lot of success getting people to the polls. When one of these two get the nod the Dems will rally behind them to try and defeat their real enemy, Republicans.
The problem for the Republicans is this; we have been doing this an awful lot lately and many of us are getting tired of carrying water for people, only to have them slap us in the face while in office. I am almost positive McCain would carry his "face-slapping gloves" with him at all times. Can Romney be trusted not to "slap" us around too? I would have to answer no. Truth be told I think he is probably not much better, if any better than McCain at all. In my opinion he says whatever it is he thinks you want to hear. While running for Governor he wasn't all that different from the Dems. Now that he is going for the Republican nomination he seems to be more conservative. Would the real Mitt Romney please stand?
As far as looking at the Democratic candidates. I know that I disagree with them on every major issue, as well as %99.999 of the small ones. That is why I really don't talk about them yet. Right now they are infighting within the Democratic party. That is a place I would prefer to stay away from. Don't worry I will get to them before the general election rolls around. I am glad to see more than a few Dems realize how pathetic Bill Clinton is though.
What to do? I just don't know.
Showing posts with label Giuliani. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Giuliani. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Monday, December 3, 2007
One Reason Why I Will Not Vote For Rudy
As you know I have not been around much the last couple of weeks. The reason - deer hunting. I am back for a while now (season opens again Dec. 15th). I have had a good little break from blogging. I also have some meat in the freezer, so it has been a good couple of weeks for me. But now it is time to get back at it. I have been looking forward to getting back in the swing of things.
I found this link in one of my e-mails.
Want to know what Rudy thinks about guns? Watch this:
There is no question how he feels about guns. He is about as liberal as a person can get on the issue. As a matter of fact, he is about as liberal as you can get on a lot of issues; guns, gay marriage, abortion, etc... If I am going to have to endure a liberal president I want to be able to cuss a democratic one. I have been cussing a republican (Bush) long enough; immigration, spending, Israel, etc...
I understand the "lesser of two evils" thinking. I have been guilty of it myself in the past. Not anymore!
I will not vote for Rudy Giuliani!
I found this link in one of my e-mails.
Want to know what Rudy thinks about guns? Watch this:
There is no question how he feels about guns. He is about as liberal as a person can get on the issue. As a matter of fact, he is about as liberal as you can get on a lot of issues; guns, gay marriage, abortion, etc... If I am going to have to endure a liberal president I want to be able to cuss a democratic one. I have been cussing a republican (Bush) long enough; immigration, spending, Israel, etc...
I understand the "lesser of two evils" thinking. I have been guilty of it myself in the past. Not anymore!
I will not vote for Rudy Giuliani!
Thursday, November 15, 2007
My Assessment Of The Republican Candidates
I would like to take this opportunity to give you my assessment of how each of the five top Republican candidates compare(in my mind). Which, I may add, is a scary place.
Not in any specific order. You already know who I support. If not, just look to the left side of your screen.
Rudy Giuliani:
He did a good job with 911. I like the fact that he would be tough on the war. Although not any more so than most of the Republicans. One of Rudy's favorite talking points is the job he did with crime in New York. I can respect that. He added a bunch of cops that really helped slow the crime rates in a city that had an awful reputation for being dangerous. Those are the good.
One thing he did to help with the reduction of NY's crime rate was gun control. This did nothing to slow the crime rate. I can support no person that is for gun control. He tried to smooth this over by saying that NY should have different gun laws than the rest of the country because it is NY. The last time I checked NY is in the USA. That means they are governed by the same Constitution as the rest of us, even us hillbillies. Then there is his liberal views on practically everything else: abortion, gay marriage, etc...
It has come out in the past few weeks that he bent the rules quite a bit while he was prosecuting crime. I am all for putting criminals behind bars, but legally and ethically.
I do not see putting a guy that has almost the same views as the leading Democratic candidates up front in the Republican party.
I don't think Rudy would be able to beat Hillary or Obama. To many defectors would stay at the house next November.
Mitt Romney:
Mitt seems to be a pretty sound conservative. At least on the surface. He has leadership experience and is a successful business man.
I think he has flopped on way too many issues. He has really played up his time as governor of one of the most liberal states in the US, with health care that is real close to the plan Hillary has laid out. I don't know what it is but I just can't bring myself to trust the man.
I think he would give Hillary or Obama a run for their money.
John McCain:
He is one of the most socially conservative candidates in the race. You can't help but like his humor and respect what he has done for this country.
As much as I do like about John I will not be able to forgive him for what he put us through with immigration. He has a quick temper and I don't think that is a good quality for the President of the US. Another thing we have not heard about with John is campaign finance. Sure we have heard that Fred supported it, but John's name is on it.
He could run neck and neck with the Democrats. I think he is a little weaker than Romney against them though.
Mike Huckabee:
A social Conservatives dream. He is a likable guy and presents himself well.
He has some major problems with his positions on big government and taxes. I think a lot of people, including myself are just getting to know him.
I am still a little up in the air as to his chances to win. I will hold off on my opinion right now. More on Mike in the following weeks.
Fred Thompson:
Fred is not the most conservative person in the race. He supported campaign finance at the time. He has since admitted that to be a mistake. But he is the all around best candidate the Republicans have.
I know, I know he is lazy right. BS! You can not accomplish all this man has and be lazy. What does it say about a candidate when after 6 to 8 months of scrutiny by numerous presidential campaigns this is what you here about? Well over half the negative stuff you hear about him is this "he's lazy" crap.
He can beat Hillary and Obama.
Not in any specific order. You already know who I support. If not, just look to the left side of your screen.
Rudy Giuliani:
He did a good job with 911. I like the fact that he would be tough on the war. Although not any more so than most of the Republicans. One of Rudy's favorite talking points is the job he did with crime in New York. I can respect that. He added a bunch of cops that really helped slow the crime rates in a city that had an awful reputation for being dangerous. Those are the good.
One thing he did to help with the reduction of NY's crime rate was gun control. This did nothing to slow the crime rate. I can support no person that is for gun control. He tried to smooth this over by saying that NY should have different gun laws than the rest of the country because it is NY. The last time I checked NY is in the USA. That means they are governed by the same Constitution as the rest of us, even us hillbillies. Then there is his liberal views on practically everything else: abortion, gay marriage, etc...
It has come out in the past few weeks that he bent the rules quite a bit while he was prosecuting crime. I am all for putting criminals behind bars, but legally and ethically.
I do not see putting a guy that has almost the same views as the leading Democratic candidates up front in the Republican party.
I don't think Rudy would be able to beat Hillary or Obama. To many defectors would stay at the house next November.
Mitt Romney:
Mitt seems to be a pretty sound conservative. At least on the surface. He has leadership experience and is a successful business man.
I think he has flopped on way too many issues. He has really played up his time as governor of one of the most liberal states in the US, with health care that is real close to the plan Hillary has laid out. I don't know what it is but I just can't bring myself to trust the man.
I think he would give Hillary or Obama a run for their money.
John McCain:
He is one of the most socially conservative candidates in the race. You can't help but like his humor and respect what he has done for this country.
As much as I do like about John I will not be able to forgive him for what he put us through with immigration. He has a quick temper and I don't think that is a good quality for the President of the US. Another thing we have not heard about with John is campaign finance. Sure we have heard that Fred supported it, but John's name is on it.
He could run neck and neck with the Democrats. I think he is a little weaker than Romney against them though.
Mike Huckabee:
A social Conservatives dream. He is a likable guy and presents himself well.
He has some major problems with his positions on big government and taxes. I think a lot of people, including myself are just getting to know him.
I am still a little up in the air as to his chances to win. I will hold off on my opinion right now. More on Mike in the following weeks.
Fred Thompson:
Fred is not the most conservative person in the race. He supported campaign finance at the time. He has since admitted that to be a mistake. But he is the all around best candidate the Republicans have.
I know, I know he is lazy right. BS! You can not accomplish all this man has and be lazy. What does it say about a candidate when after 6 to 8 months of scrutiny by numerous presidential campaigns this is what you here about? Well over half the negative stuff you hear about him is this "he's lazy" crap.
He can beat Hillary and Obama.
Thursday, November 8, 2007
Texas Fred On Rudy
Texas Fred:
Don't be fooled by Rudy, he is a liberal at heart.
With Hillary conceding that we will be in Iraq for years to come, what is the big difference between the two. Rudy might be a little more effective in Iraq, but the conservative cause would be devastated by his nomination.
Personally, Guiliani isn’t in MY top 4, I think the guy is a RINO more than any RINO running for the Oval Office, I see Rudy as a very well disguised ultra libber that has somehow pulled the wool over the eyes of some very weak minded or incredibly desperate voters…
Giuliani asks voters to Focus On My Record, Not Kerik, that’s a gambit I don’t know that I would want to push if I was Rudy, for one thing, Kerik IS a part of Rudy’s record, that is an indisputable fact of the matter, and for me, as a CONSERVATIVE, I am totally opposed to Rudy because of his homosexual rights stance, his abortion stance and his gun grabbing agenda, and I personally don’t know how any REAL Republican or Conservative, not to mention CHRISTIAN Conservatives, could support this individual given those opinions on 3 of the biggest hot button topics facing the USA today…
Don't be fooled by Rudy, he is a liberal at heart.
With Hillary conceding that we will be in Iraq for years to come, what is the big difference between the two. Rudy might be a little more effective in Iraq, but the conservative cause would be devastated by his nomination.
Thursday, November 1, 2007
Why Is Rudy Winning Over The Pro-Life Crowd
This is an excellent post by Hillbilly White Trash:
Please read the rest of his post at the link above.
I cannot understand why so many "conservatives" are lining up behind a man that holds such different views as they do. I don't want to see Hillary in the White House a bit more than any Republican does. I just don't think we have to stray that far away from our core beliefs to keep her out.
Yesterday I was listening to Sean Hannity's show when Bill Bennett came on as a guest. Both Hannity and Bennett are Roman Catholics who have made their opposition to abortion very clear in the past. However the likely prospect of ardently pro-choice Rudolph Giuliani gaining the Republican nomination had them
both backpeddling as fast as they could.
The two hypocrites vied with one another to see who could blow off the issue the fastest.
This is not an isolated phenomena on the right either. On his blog Michael Medved posted an entry called Abortion's shades of gray where he said this:
Please read the rest of his post at the link above.
I cannot understand why so many "conservatives" are lining up behind a man that holds such different views as they do. I don't want to see Hillary in the White House a bit more than any Republican does. I just don't think we have to stray that far away from our core beliefs to keep her out.
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
RWN: Proof Of Rudy's Bad Intentions On Illegal Immigration
John Hawkins gives his review of this article:
If you turn off the job magnet by cracking down on businesses that knowingly hire illegals, the overwhelming majority of illegals who are already here will leave and the torrent of illegals crossing our Southern border will slow to a trickle.
On the other hand, if you take the Rudy Giuliani approach, then the illegal immigration problem becomes unsolvable because you really can't round up and deport them all. The only practical way to get rid of most of the illegals who are already here is to make life as miserable for them as possible, cut off their sources of income, and thereby force them to self-deport.
Check out the rest of his post here.
We simply cannot afford to put Rudy in the general election.
If you turn off the job magnet by cracking down on businesses that knowingly hire illegals, the overwhelming majority of illegals who are already here will leave and the torrent of illegals crossing our Southern border will slow to a trickle.
On the other hand, if you take the Rudy Giuliani approach, then the illegal immigration problem becomes unsolvable because you really can't round up and deport them all. The only practical way to get rid of most of the illegals who are already here is to make life as miserable for them as possible, cut off their sources of income, and thereby force them to self-deport.
Check out the rest of his post here.
We simply cannot afford to put Rudy in the general election.
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