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It's Crazy to Nominate Giuliani John LeBoutillier Here is an argument to consider: Our federal government is so poorly run, so inept, and incompetent that the American voter in 2008 may opt for a tough, ruthless, red-tape-cutting quasi-dictator to get things done. After Iraq, Katrina, and Walter Reed, some frustrated voters may have lost patience with trying to do things the "right way" and vote for someone who brags about his successes — no matter how they are achieved. And that "dictator" would be the man who openly boasts about turning around New York City; cleaning it up, cutting the crime rate, cutting taxes, and restoring the best city to its rightful place: Rudy Giuliani. Indeed, Rudy made the "trains run on time." But at what cost? Giuliani is a ruthless, mean, manipulative political person. Nor should we want someone who — after 9/11 — actively tried to delay the November elections for six months so he could remain in office longer than his elected term. American tradition is clear: Through every type of difficulty — world wars, depressions, and our own Civil War - we have always held our regularly scheduled elections. Period. But Rudy craved the post-9/11 national notoriety and didn't want to give it up, so he tried to change the length of his term by six months — an unprecedented power grab. Media and political critics are obsessed with Rudy's social liberalism and believe his pro-choice, pro-gun control, pro-gay rights stances should doom him in GOP circles; so far that hasn't been the case.
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What no one is yet focusing on is the man's character; he will do and say anything to get what he wants. How is it possible that we have all just now been told this? Answer: The Giuliani campaign did not know it until the New York Daily News dug up the records and confronted the campaign last week. Then all of a sudden they trot out a prepped Judy to fess up. The fear inside the GOP should be, What else do we not know about these dysfunctional people? And will it come out after it is too late to stop him from being the GOP nominee? Rumors in New York political circles abound of many other women during his married years as mayor. Will that come out? And don't you just know the Democrats will have a virtual army of private eyes out digging up stuff on Giuliani and then hold it until he is the GOP nominee — and then unleash it before November 2008. The Republican Party is crazy if they nominate Giuliani. Just crazy. Sure, he made the trains run on time in New York. But that has nada to do with being president of the United States.
There is "getting things done." And then there is "getting things done" the correct way. Let us hope that in our national frustration over the incompetence of the Bush presidency we don't carom over into the thinking that we need even more arrogance, hubris, corner-cutting, Constitution-abrogating and tradition-shunning. Instead, what we need is honesty, openness, and straight-talking about the many serious problems besetting our nation. All of which are lacking in the present field of candidates in both parties.
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