I just heard on Wolf Blitzer that Rudy Giuliani is a presidential prospect.  I believe he would be a great president.  I am a republican, but think that George W. Bush is wearing thin.  What is your opinion?
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I think he needs more experience than being a mayor, albeit the mayor of the biggest US city.
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As much as I like GB, I don't think Jeb would be a good candidate.  He seems to be a little unhappy and petty about being in dad and brother's shadow.  I don't think the White House is the appropriate place to try and get back at your family....  In other words, I think if he were pres. it would be a "nah nah nah nah nana" raspberry to his family, not a true attempt to make the country better.
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I would have supported Giuliani in the last election. I'm a Moderate Republican who believes that women should have dominion over their own bodies (just don't ask me to pay for your abortion); that people who want to get married should be allowed to get married, no matter their sex (and should have to go through the same painful divorce procedure that the rest of us are subjected to); that we have to go along to get along, BUT, we have to stop terrorism in the Middle East and not cut & run (or those sumbitches will follow us home like an abandoned hound); that handouts only go so far (I'll help you some but I'm NOT going to support you for the rest of your life 'cause you're too lazy to work) and we need inpenatratible borders around this country because we can't support every down and outer that sneaks through the Rio Grande gullies to mow lawns in South Florida.\n\nGO RUDY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Liberal scum??? Whiney Liberal??? Hmmmmmmmmmm, I'm guessing some of these fools will still be included as Dubya supporters when his approval rating hits 1% in 2008. My guess however is that, sadly, Dubya's worst times are ahead of him. There are big revelations about his presidency yet to be revealed. The Scooter Libey trial has only begun. And God knows Dubya will continue to consistantly screw up the world in the next few long years. But hey! What do we know. We're just liberal scum am I right?!   George Dubya, Still Fightin the Good Fight!
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it's either Giuliani or Obama\n\nToo far away to say my opinion.\n\nGiuliani held himself well considering the tragedy in his city, our countries loss!!  That has to say something for the way he handled his Job.\nThere are a lot of people who want to make judgment calls on politicians personal life's and as far as I am concerned as long as they are not beating their family, killing people, or preying on children then I don't really care what they have done! What matters is how well they do their jobs!!
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I think "Dubya" is a terrific president. He has done a lot for the safety of the nation from foreign countries, unlike Clinton. Our gov't is always shown to be the bad guy, but that's because of the liberal media. Conservatives are condemned for ridding the world of the evils, but liberals are praised for sparing them, consequently causing more turmoil. I don't really want to get started, so I'll cut it short. President Bush is wonderful.
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I do not want Rummy running for office.  He is too much of a hardass.  We need a known and strong conservative like Newt, George Allen, Rick Santorum, etc.  We need someone who is worth following.
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Hilary is a bright, tough lady.  I think she would make a great President, almost as good as Bill was. (Lousy husband, GREAT President). She's very savvy politcally and maybe she can figure some way out of this morass the Bush Bunch got us into.  Man, he couldn't wait to invade Iraq, could he? First Cabinet meeting, he told them he wanted to find a way to do it. Congratulations, Bushy, ya done it!\n\nAnd how about that deficit? Wow!  You set a record there, George.  Highest in our history.  \n\nAnd, let's don't forget, you're our first (s)elected President.  YAY!!!!
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LOL Please, only people who think he's a good president are hard core republicans.\n\nDont get be wrong, Im solidly middle of the road on most issues, i support our millitary 100%. I think Bush needs beter advisers, cause I dont think he's got the right stuff to be the Top man. Partly politics is bad for this country, that goes for Democrates, Commies, Libratarians or what ever. \n\nI'm all for some of the things George W has done, I just think he did a poor job on almost everything he's got involved in.
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Giuliani did wonders as mayor of NYC.  He cleared out the mob before becoming mayor (he did so by conceiving RICO laws)--and reduced the crime rate in NYC significantly.  NYC was once a very dangerous & dirty city--and now it is remarkably clean and one of the safest cities in the nation.  Prior to Guiliani, NYC was depopulating. . .it now has more that 8.2 million people--(people who really love living there).  I can never forget his excellent leadership on 9/11.  I certainly felt more safe with him then from the anemic & disorganized federal response.  For those who comment that Giuliani would upset the conservative base of the Republican party. . .that's not such a bad idea.  The party is much bigger than it's vocal far right--and I'm confident that it is rather sick of being hijacked to the extreme.  Giuliani would be effective in doing great things for the country--and in bring the party back from the extreme edge.
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Wonderful!  I agree 100%!!!!  It's scary to think that a moderate Republican wont be elected in the red states and a liberal democrat will...well, just not be elected...  But, I think John McCain is a great Senator, and I think that Governor Pataki of NY is a great moderate Republican, who like us, is fiscally conservative and socially more moderate than most!!  Rudy G. is good too, but I don't really know what his aspirations are or the reason for them.
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There will never be another Reagan. Republicans are holding a political nuclear weapon in the brilliant and dynamic Condoleeza Rice. She would be the Democrat’s worst nightmare and it would bring a new and historic vibrancy to the Republican Party perhaps ushering in a new era. She is a figure that the whole country could rally behind, and the type of element I think you’re looking for in the ‘Ole Gipper’. Unfortunately, she has said that she will not run. This would be a travesty, because if her country wants her, she should set aside her personal desires and rise to the occasion.
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Larry Sabato predicted a win in both houses, and as far as I'm concerned hes the smartest political commentator in the country right now. Cokie Roberts, on the other hand, predicted a sudden republican "surprise" last night, and she was wrong despite being a very smart woman. So who knows? The predictions are just that...predictions. Either way....WE WON! WOO HOOOOO!!!!
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Can't completely evaluate his presidency right now.  We will have to see what becomes of all the things he has set in motion.\nKeep in mind that some of our best presidents were wildly unpopular in their day - Jefferson, Lincoln, and T. Roosevelt.  I am not suggesting he will ever be in that league, just that there is a good chance that all the rhetoric about what is going on is short sighted and prevents us from properly evaluating the long term impact of his presidency.\nAs a man I guess he's a good guy.  He cares for his family; doesn't seem to lie, cheat, or steal (I can't listen to those panty-wearring sisies who think he lied everyone into war - if they're not even smart enough to read the actual words he used and pay attention to the UN Resolutions).  I think he's a little creepy sometimes, but I'm not inviting him to any cook-outs.\nAs a world leader?  Hmmm.  I don't care.  If the euro-weenies and insecure Canadians don't like him what do I care?  If the presidency had to answer to all those constituencies then we would be in real trouble.\nMy opinion about his presidency in generic terms:  C- on domestic issues (the brutal expansion of the federal government) and grades are still out on foreign issues (if I had to guess it's probably going to be around a B-.
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Those people that don't talk about Giuliani are Republicans who have selective memory. I like Giuliani and don't care about his private life but when people start branding Clinton a degenerate because of Lewinsky and they idolize Giuliani for his values, that's hypocrisy.
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My friends and I have a theory on ol' GW. Maybe we've watched too much Star Wars, but there's a similar pattern of action that we've dubbed the "Palpatine Method". George questionably shimmied his way into the presidency and just as people were starting to put him down, the best thing ever that could have happened to an unfavored leader happened: we were attacked. Plenty of evidence has been presented to finger him as knowing ahead of time and possibly even orchestrating the whole thing, but he's a real charmer and people are willing to overlook facts in the hopes that our leader will be strong and pull us through. I've listened to his speeches and cringed at his Patriot Act and Homeland Security. I was terrified at his last State Of The Union Address. Our theory is that, come time for the next election, there will be another attack, after which Bush will rally for emergency powers that the senate will happily give. Keep the man who's been there since the beginning as the one who'll see it to the end. We fear he may not step down after this, and although this is no Galactic Empire, would you want to have this intrusive, eerily tactical creature as your dictator supreme for as long as he can survive? Not me, I want to move to Switzerland before it gets out of hand. George W. Bush is not as stupid as everyone thinks or as he portrays himself to be. He is a very dangerous man, like a rabid dog that needs to be put down for the safety of all in America and the lives and values we hold dear. Vote Walken in 2008.
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Although John McCain is the nemesis of the neo-con branch of the Republican party, he still has the best chance of winning the primary. Condi isn't a serious contender and aside from her present "gig" doesn't have enough experience in governance to be taken seriously. Guiliani might have been a contender, but his personal piccadillos will have him raked over the coals in a primary (i.e., married three times and cheated on his second wife while still mayor of N.Y.) Can you see the red state voters, with their fondness for family values, voting for Guiliani? Therefore, McCain stands out as a front runner since he's pretty "clean" morality wise and has the gravitas to lead the nation.