Comments on: The “Problems” With Rudy http://donklephant.com/2007/05/17/the-problems-with-rudy/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:46:37 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Transplanted Lawyer http://donklephant.com/2007/05/17/the-problems-with-rudy/comment-page-1/#comment-333841 Transplanted Lawyer Sat, 19 May 2007 18:01:33 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2007/05/17/the-problems-with-rudy/#comment-333841 We had plenty of corruption under Clinton, SS. And we've had plenty more under Bush the Younger, with incompetence to boot. In fact, we had plenty of corruption under Bush the Elder and Reagan. I frankly don't remember the Carter years well enough at this point to recall if there was corruption then, but why wouldn't there have been? Somehow, the Republic found a way to keep on functioning despite some people in the government -- possibly even including Presidents of both parties -- being for sale. I'm not excusing any corruption that Giuliani may have personally or have associated with him. What I'm suggesting is that if you insist on a squeaky-clean candidate you're going to wind up with an idealogue like Ron Paul or Dennis Kucinich. Assuming that such a candidate could win (a big assumption,) is that really a better result? We had plenty of corruption under Clinton, SS. And we’ve had plenty more under Bush the Younger, with incompetence to boot. In fact, we had plenty of corruption under Bush the Elder and Reagan. I frankly don’t remember the Carter years well enough at this point to recall if there was corruption then, but why wouldn’t there have been? Somehow, the Republic found a way to keep on functioning despite some people in the government — possibly even including Presidents of both parties — being for sale.

I’m not excusing any corruption that Giuliani may have personally or have associated with him. What I’m suggesting is that if you insist on a squeaky-clean candidate you’re going to wind up with an idealogue like Ron Paul or Dennis Kucinich. Assuming that such a candidate could win (a big assumption,) is that really a better result?

]]> By: s.sommer http://donklephant.com/2007/05/17/the-problems-with-rudy/comment-page-1/#comment-332992 s.sommer Sat, 19 May 2007 04:38:05 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2007/05/17/the-problems-with-rudy/#comment-332992 I liked Rudy A LOT, until I found out about his business partner mafia-tied crook pal.. and, found out that his consulting firm has the Spanish company that is building the highway from Mexico right up the middle of our country... that private highway that the gov of Texas has wanted to keep so quiet... Anybody who would propose a crook to run Homeland Security, and is making money off that super highway from Mexico is NOT getting my vote. I agree with Rudy on lots of things, like the man's style, but we do not need to invite more corruption and betrayal of America into the Oval office, 'Been there, done that, had ENOUGH, I am looking for another candidate, now. SS I liked Rudy A LOT, until I found out about his business partner mafia-tied crook pal..
and, found out that his consulting firm has the Spanish company that is building the highway from Mexico right up the middle of our country… that private highway that the gov of Texas has wanted to keep so quiet… Anybody who would propose a crook to run Homeland Security, and is making money off that super highway from Mexico is NOT getting my vote. I agree with Rudy on lots of things, like the man’s style, but we do not need to invite more corruption and betrayal of America into the Oval office,
‘Been there, done that, had ENOUGH, I am looking for another candidate, now. SS

]]> By: Kevin Norte http://donklephant.com/2007/05/17/the-problems-with-rudy/comment-page-1/#comment-331984 Kevin Norte Fri, 18 May 2007 16:32:09 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2007/05/17/the-problems-with-rudy/#comment-331984 We will know the answer by the morning of February 6, 2008. By then the results of Florida, California, and New York will be in. America is shifting towards a more libertarian view but with a strong national defense tint. Giuliani's views on abortion and GLBT rights are not out of step with mainstream Americans. True, social concervatives may stay home but Giuliani will hopefully get the majority of the votes from moderate Republicans while the remainder of the pro-life anti-GLBT gang split the votes. Therfore I believe he can get the nomination because he is where we are going as a united country. We will know the answer by the morning of February 6, 2008. By then the results of Florida, California, and New York will be in. America is shifting towards a more libertarian view but with a strong national defense tint. Giuliani’s views on abortion and GLBT rights are not out of step with mainstream Americans. True, social concervatives may stay home but Giuliani will hopefully get the majority of the votes from moderate Republicans while the remainder of the pro-life anti-GLBT gang split the votes. Therfore I believe he can get the nomination because he is where we are going as a united country.

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