and the Mayor has to be firstly concerned with the success of the NYSE, a just slightly international concern.

The mayor doesn’t have any operational relationship with the NYSE. The NYSE has its own CEO, and during Rudy’s admin it was Richard Grasso most of the time.

Rudy’s job was primarily to negotiate tax breaks to keep them from moving to New Jersey.

Being mayor of New York is an incredibly difficult job, and someone could make the jump from that job to POTUS. However, Rudy’s credentials would be more impressive if he took the DHS job himself rather than had the crazy idea that Bernie could be confirmed and run the department.

Rudy’s great strength is that he took the most essential, most universal conservative principle and made it work in liberal New York: he cut taxes and still brought in more money. I lived in NYC in the mid-90s – he not only made the streets safe, he made them drivable! He spent a ton in public works because the city generated more money with lower taxes.

And then there’s law and order (this is Rudy, not Fred). The cuts in crime from more aggressive policing were also a key to getting business to come back to NYC.

Lower taxes, rule of law – core conservative principles we all agree on.

That said, I’m still pulling for Fred because I have issues with Rudy on the social agenda. But there is no question in my mind that if Fred sputters out, Rudy will serve us well: low taxes, rule of law and primacy of the Constitution (this includes his philosophy in judicial appointments) and kill the terrorists…on their turf, not ours.

Romney ran a very important global firm and has lots of global experience through consulting firm. He knows so many of the players already and can grab an absolutely amazing team for his administration.

Fred and John have done decent work as Senators, though not coming from major states.

Rudy ran one of the world’s global cities, had a foreign intelligence service, dealt with the leaders of every country, all the global firms… NYC is just kind of a big deal and the Mayor has to be firstly concerned with the success of the NYSE, a just slightly international concern. The competition is HK, London, Paris, Tokyo, and Singapore, the target audience is global. But yeah keep trying the line that he was “just a mayor”. Senator from NY is a much more parochial position than Mayor – Hill has to worry about Buffalo and the rest of the dead and dying towns upstate, while NYC can mostly take care of itself (she’s also guaranteed to sweep NYC and needs to get votes upstate to ensure her election). President is probably more parochial than Mayor of NYC.

I love this add. Rudy’s major policies are to kick ass and chew bubble gum – unfortunately, he’s all out of bubble gum.

The reasons to prefer him to McCain are domestic issues — although even there, it’s not an easy argument to make.

Rudy is a committed fiscal conservative. He believes in tax cuts and is experienced in getting them in spite of Democratic majorities (something he will most likely need). Johnny Mac — not so much. Rudy promises to appoint conservative judges and his personality indicates he will fight for them to the bitter end. Johnny Mac — not so much, he’ll compromise to “get things done. Rudy will compromise once everyone agrees with him.

Johnny Mac has betrayed you in the past on taxes, immigration, campaign finance, and will do it again. That being said, he’s one hell of a Senator and I respect the hell out of him.

I appreciate his service to the country, but he is stuck on “his service to the country”.

Note to John**** Gitmo is NOT HANOI HILTON!!!

I like Fred, but I see the repubs kicking him to the curb.

I will say this. The repub party is in a downward spiral and I do not think that the party is able to stop it. I used to register as a repub because there was NO difference between repub and conservative. Now there is.

See ya’.

If this gets Hillary elected, so be it. The candidates the repub party offers up are halfa-hillary anyway. The only difference is, “Hillary would have worn a blue pants suit for this message, I wore green”.

Dancing on a volcano.

So long and thanks for all the fish

This may even defeat the “Daisy” ad.

That was frickin’ awesome!

In a world where the next crisis is a moment away we need…the former mayor of New York? If one believes the apocalyptic premise of the ad, it might make sense to find a president who has foreign policy experience.

Just an observation. The voice-over guy sounds like the voice from Fox News.

Complete7 on January 2, 2008 at 5:53 PM

Might this explain why Fred! hasn’t gotten the FoxNews love lately? Totally sounds like the Fox News voice trying to keep his voice lower and more serious.

Any reason to believe Rudy would be some Tancredo-esque stalwart if elected?

Rudy may not have the Tancredo fervor on immigration, but there is every reason to believe that he would be great for a Tancredo fan like me. Rudy has not been committed to the immigration issue like he has been to pro-choice and equality for gays. Like most people on most issues he was just going along with his envrionment, but now his environment has changed. He has seen how his electoral base feels about amnesty and gun-control. He has no reason not to go along on this issues and get support on his law and order and foreign issues. Plus, Rudy is a law and order kind of guy and what we need to do is to crack down on the criminals hiring the illegals.

On the other hand, McCain has been seriously committed to overrunning our country with aliens. He’s not going to experience any conversion on this issue. For opponents of amnesty, I argue its all Rudy, if the choice is McCain versus Rudy.

The connection between the attack on New York and international jihadism is both indisputable and powerful — so you don’t stop to think about the fact that Giuliani’s actual experience dealing with terrorism basically consists of being the victim of an unanticipated attack. I’m not sure if I’m explaining this very well, but maybe think of it as a twist on guilt by association; in this case, though, it’s experience by association. That may, in fact, be the most important part of the message here. Outside of his problematic position (primary-wise) on the conservative/liberal continuum, the lack of self-evident foreign policy credentials are probably his single biggest vulnerability.

He was the hawk of choice when McCain was left for dead, but now that the latter’s back and enjoying goodwill for his support for the surge, what’s the argument for Rudy on this issue?

One’s willing to make terrorist uncomfortable for important information, while the other isn’t?

Rudy’s solution is that we should be resolute and stand together, without retreating, and face the threats that threaten our will to survive those threats.

Hard to argue with that.

The imagery’s all well and good. What exactly is Rudy’s solution?

Rudy’s solution is that we should be resolute and stand together, without retreating, and face the threats that threaten our will to survive those threats. That we should be determined and be prepared to stare down our enemies without flinching. That America win, not lose, and prevail in the battle that pits our enemies against the determination of our leadership. That we not fail in our epic struggle against the forces that wait for us to retreat from our strongholds, which we will not do because we are strong and will hold strong in spite of the great evil which threatens our mettle. That America stay the course, until there is no one left who can threaten our resolutely steadfast willpower. That we heroically conquer the detestable demons of defeat and cowardice that threaten our willingness to remain upright and hold to our belief that we should never back down from the enemies who threaten our noble vow to never ever give in. That we stand firm as our collective American phallus wins a phallus measuring contest against the enemies who test the strength of our resolve. America, f*** yeah.

Any questions?

McCain will give a damn what the New York Times thinks, and he’ll want to pick a good ‘consensus’ choice.

Rudy has convinced me he truly is a Federalist and I’ll take him at his word he’ll nominate strict constructionists, and he’s articulate enough to back them in the brutal process.

Rudy took on the NY Times often during his mayoralty. Rudy would LOVE, absolutely LOVE, to fight congress to get his picks. He lives for that. Compromise isn’t in his vocabulary.

That can be the deciding factor in victory for a wartime President. Are we at war?

Rudy has convinced me he truly is a Federalist and I’ll take him at his word he’ll nominate strict constructionists, and he’s articulate enough to back them in the brutal process.

McCain’s spent a public life making compromises, and Rudy’s spent a public life making results.

There’s your difference.

HE CUT TAXES IN NYC. McCain voted against Tax Cuts.

What more ya want?

What exactly is Rudy’s solution?

Same as in NYC. Start with the little things. Like washing the DEATH TO AMERICA, NUKE THE BIG & LITTLE SATAN graffiti off of the PA Headquarters, stopping Pali squeegee men from decapitating hapless Jewish drivers at stop lights– stuff like that.