Thursday, January 24, 2008

Why I support Rudy Giuliani.


Elections are about decisions and choices. I’ve considered the candidates out there, and I've had plenty to say about them. In considering our choices at hand, my choice for President is clear.
I am supporting Rudy Giuliani for President.

Many recognize Giuliani’s leadership during the tragedy of 9/11. And yes I know that you have heard that over and over again.....But I'm going to say it anyway, as Mayor of New York City, there is no public figure that could be more closely associated with that day, but to support him solely upon our recollection of 9/11 would not be enough i know that. There are many great Americans who have risen to the occasion when crises occur, but a President has to be about more than one historical moment, even one as large as 9/11. Our President must be able to see and think long-term, define the vision necessary to address the challenges that lie ahead, and have the ability to work to make that vision a reality.Time and time again, Rudy Giuliani has answered the call of duty. Has Hillary shown us that? I don't have to answer that, you know all about that BS artist.

As a federal Attorney back in the 1980s, he took on the Mafia. He led an effort that was so intense, only a single vote more by mafia leaders would have resulted in a contract being put upon him. In the end, he won his fight, and the Mafia has never recovered.As New York’s Mayor through much of the 1990s, Giuliani waged an effort to bring order to a city racked with ethic violence and suffering from major mismanagement and overtaxation, and on the edge of bankruptcy due to his predecessor David Dinkins. . Violent crime plunged, city services improved, taxes were cut and the city’s cumbersome welfare state was scaled back considerably.

While some would say 9/11 was a defining moment for Giuliani, I would argue that he was well-defined long before that day. His record of taking on tough challenges had prepared him well for 9/11.Time and time again, Rudy has proven he can get things done.Those who think a Giuliani presidency would have no room for the social conservatives who make up a large part of the GOP base need only look at the numbers of conservative Republican candidates he has backed across the country. When it came to raising millions of dollars, making campaign appearances and starring in mass media advertising, Giuliani did not apply litmus tests.

In fact, of all the candidates running, only McCain and Giuliani campaigned for fellow Republicans on a national scale long before they decided to be candidates. Others only got involved once they began sizing up their Presidential prospects.Republicans should be confident that Rudy Giuliani will keep his promises not to appoint liberal jurists, nor veto legislation passed by those conservative Republicans in Congress which he has done much to support. He will be a friend to his party’s conservative base.However, one can expect that a Giuliani presidential agenda will reject the divisive wedge politics of appealing to social conservatives while ignoring the party’s fiscally-conservative base. This is much of what alienated swing voters from the GOP in the 2006 elections and put the Democrats in charge of Congress.
Giuliani is the Republican candidate who is most electable among crucial swing voters. He is the one that could beat Hillary Clinton or Obama is need be.
I also believe he will not veto any conservative bills. We should give him a chance. I believe he can beat any Democrat and we certainly need that. That is why I support him. That is why I am on his team.

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