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Posted at 9:50am on Dec. 4, 2007 One Month From Iowa
By Mark I
Originally posted at Political-Buzz.com
Sen. Sam Brownback became the first Republican to officially announce his intention to seek the GOP nomination a little less than eleven months ago. Since then, the race has had more twists and turns and ups and downs than a Six Flags roller coaster. Brownback is no longer in the race, and neither are former governors Jim Gilmore of Virgina and Tommy Thompson of Wisconsin. Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich was in, for a day. Then he was out. Other talked about Republicans never made the plunge. Gov. Mark Sanford of South Carolina decided that his current job was a better one; and former Gov. Jeb Bush decided to keep his surname and look for alternate employment. As the campaign winds its way, mercifully, towards votes that count, all the dynamic changes have failed to shake things out. The nomination is as up for grabs now, one month from Iowa, as it was last January.
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Posted at 11:07pm on Nov. 8, 2007 It is exciting enough just to stop Hillary
(Who's Pat Buchanan's pick, anyway?)
By Mark Kilmer
On one of his MSNBC shows this evening, infotainer Chris Matthews talked to Pat Buchanan and washingtonpost.com blogger Chris Cillizza about Republican Presidential politics. I suppose it’s good to hear opinions from outside the party – neither Buchanan nor Cillizza is a Republican – and it fills time for Matthews.
Matthews thinks Rudy wins the nomination. I don’t remember Cillizza expressing a certain opinion beyond Rudy, but Buchanan thought Mitt Romney had a good shot at defeating Giuliani no matter what Romney did. When confronted with the cumbersome fact that Romney is not faring well outside the few primary States where he is buying TV time and on one else has until recently, Buchanan echoed the popular theory that somehow wins in Iowa, New Hampshire, Michigan, South Carolina, etc. will lift Romney’s popularity in other States. It’s plausible, PJB, but it would be insane to bet the fortune on that one. So many States are moving forward this cycle to increase their clout vis-à-vis the traditional candidacy-makers. No one’s going to follow these States just because Pat Buchanan complains that this is how it has always been done.
Nah, if Romney’s going to win this nomination, he’ll need to win more than a few States early, fingers crossed.
But if he does win this nomination, there is no reason why he could not, with some help, defeat Hillary.
Let's look at a poll. (Read More....)
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Posted at 9:16am on Nov. 5, 2007 Giuliani No Better Than Hillary On Abortion? I Don't Think So ...
The Choice Here For Pro-Lifers Is Ultimately Between More Abortions & Less Abortions.
By Martin A. Knight
For what it's worth, I'm already on record as not a Primary supporter of Rudy (even if this is my second somewhat "pro-Rudy" post in as many weeks), but in the general, I would happily pull the lever for the man because he will be many times better than the alternative. Even on life issues. Believe it or not, the truth is, from all indications, I don't think Rudy gives that much of a damn about abortion. That makes him much easier to sway than someone who passionately upholds it as a sacrament (Hillary). And if, as he must, he picks a pro-lifer to be his Vice President, when his term(s) is/are done, we will have successor in line for the White House who is pro-life.
Will we get that with Hillary? Does anybody believe that the Press Corps will do anything that will jeopardize President Hillary being succeeded by her equally rabidly pro-abortion Vice President? Understand this, the Press now knows from 2006 that they can control the mushy middle (not by building up Democrats, but by tearing down Republicans) and they're going to make sure she has an eight year honeymoon if she wins - corruption and scandals are going to be spun, covered up and even pinned on Republicans, until her successor is safely inaugurated.
Never forget this; defeat does indeed have consequences. And they could last decades. Upon decades. Imagine three (or more) 40 year old Ginsburgs and Breyers on the Court - and one of them could be replacing Justice Scalia.
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Posted at 11:47am on Mar. 21, 2007 My favorite Giuliani story
What's to like?
By krempasky
There's a lot to dislike about Rudy Giuliani from a conservative perspective. Much has been said here at RS about that. At the same time, there's much to like about Rudy as a leader and a politician. Dan McLaughlin did, I think the best job of outlining those reasons here.
But my favorite Rudy story dates all the way back to 1995, and involves Yassar Arafat, the Clinton White House, a fawning UN community, and a theater.
" A day after Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani expelled Yasir Arafat from a concert for world leaders at Lincoln Center, the Clinton Administration sharply criticized the Mayor yesterday for what Washington officials called an embarrassing breach of international diplomacy.
Mr. Giuliani, clearly relishing the controversy, insisted that he could never forgive and play host to Mr. Arafat even though the Palestinian leader has been embraced as a peacemaker by the Israeli and United States Governments. "
Read on.
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