I’m a FredHead (donating $500 should count), and I am leaning Giuliani. McCain gives me bipolar (love him on the GWOT, terrrified everywhere else). Huckabee is an eloquent, pro-life Jimmy Carter. One Jimmy Carter is enough for me, thanks. Romney… I don’t believe him. I don’t believe a man can reach his 50′s being staunchly pro-choice and have a pro-life epiphany that roughly coincides with his decision to run for President. If his faith, the position of his party, the position of the Supreme Court justices he allegedly admired didn’t sway him before, I’m left doubting the authenticity of this epiphany. More likely, he didn’t want to follow in the footsteps of William Weld and Christie Todd Whitman. He also seems a little too confident in the ability of the government to swoop in and fix things for people. I’ve had one compassionate conservative, and frankly that’s been one more than I really wanted. Giuliani is at least authentic (or seems so). I don’t like his position on abortion, but a President’s main input to this equation is through judicial appointments. Rudy comes across as a law and order guy, and I don’t know how many penumbra and emanation guys/gals would be law and order enough for him. He also has Ted Olsen. And Steve Forbes (who I supported back in the day). That’s a relatively short version of how I come to tentatively support Giuliani. I miss Fred.
