Guess who is more popular than Hillary Clinton or John McCain?Or anyone else for president in 2008.
According to Quinnipiac and Ruffini and Rasmussen and Hewitt, it's Rudy Giuliani.
Can they all be wrong?
UVA Professor Larry Sabato doesn't think Rudy will run.
But that was back in January before Rudy showed up in Florida at a conference of evangelical Christians and gave a rousing speech.
Does anyone remember Rudy's speech at the 2004 Republican National Convention?
How could you forget his words on September 11th 2001?
How about his remarks in October 2001 to the United Nations General Assembly's Special Session on Terrorism?
He cleaned up New York City. Remember "squeegee men?" Rudy rightfully thought that quality of life crimes were important enough to prosecute.
Remember Marc Rich, the billionaire who was given a presidential pardon in the waning days of the Clinton administration? Guess who as United States Attorney prosecuted Rich for tax evasion and illegally making oil deals with Iran during the hostage crisis?
Guess who prosecuted Wall Street billionaire tycoons Ivan Boesky and Michael Milken for insider trading?
So, what's your preference: McCain-Feingold, HillaryCare or Rudy?
7 comments:
I like Rudy, but will he stand up in a national election?
Yep. He's an adroit pol and he'll modify his "beliefs" as necessary to gain the required support. He actually has a bigger problem with the NRA than he does with the right to lifers. He needs to take up hunting - or better - trap or skeet shooting.
I just wish he would knock Hillary out of her seat this year.
If the Roberts Supreme Court puts the issue back to the states by, say, ruling that South Dakota has the right to regulate abortions, then it would no longer be a federal issue.
Brylun,
Do you know anything about the makeup of the 8th Circuit? I can't even find a list of judges. I was just wondering what it would be like if they upheld the state and then SCOTUS denied cert. What an ignominous end. It would sort of avoid the stare decisis issue though.
Skook,
Good point. Although, if he hunts in Texas I sure hope he remembers to get an attorney stamp. Wouldn't want him to be embarassed like....
Rick, Wikipedia has a list of judges in its article on the Eighth Circuit.
With Roe v. Wade out there, I doubt if the Eighth Circuit would decline to follow that precedent.
Brylun,
Who would you bet on for the fifth vote on the SCOTUS? Wouldn't it have to be Kennedy or Breyer? Or is Stevens really retiring?
Rick, A couple of other possibilities: Ginsburg was sleeping the other day - maybe she will retire. Or Roberts will add to his growing legend.
Who would I bet on for the fifth vote? Since I only bet on sure things, I would respectfully decline at this time.
But who is sure of what the future might bring?
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