Posted by
Locke on Friday, May 25, 2007 12:00:34 AM
In my personal opinion Romney and Giuliani are the two major contendors for the GOP. Fred Thompson -- when he runs -- may run, but he is not the best candidate for the GOP, he was not there when there were serious issues were here and so I do not think he would be the best person to govern our nation. And some of the others are not full conservative on important issues -- and some are liberals in conservative clothing. In my opinion Romney and Giuliani are the best possible candidates for the GOP. But it is true that no candidate is perfect, so if you guys are looking for the perfect candidate then stop looking -- you might be looking for a while. No candidate is perfect -- even Reagan wasn't perfect.
The reason I like Giuliani is because he was mayor of New York -- at the time he was first mayor New York was an absolute mess, Giuliani really helped to clean up the place. He reduced crime using EXISTING gun control laws -- so that does not mean he is FOR gun control, he just used them to his advantage -- and he turned a billion dollar debt (from a liberal mayor of course) and turned it into a multi-billion dollar surplus through cutting taxes. When election times came again Giuliani ran and won the elections in a state where Democrats out-numbered Republicans 5 to 1. I think all this says something about Giuliani. Also he was mayor during the 9/11 incident, and he cleaned that up well, and acted like a leader to quell the fires. My overall opinion of him is great -- He is just what this country needs, a good leader. Now he may not be fully conservative on some of his ideas -- such as abortion. But he has the conservative views on the things that matter. Gay rights -- which I agree is morally wrong -- is not an issue that is going to bring down America right away, however it should be made illegal sometime soon -- but with a liberal Congress, I don't think that's going to happen even with a full conservative president. And as for abortion -- again I don't think a liberal Congress will approve it, but even if they do, a law will not help. Prostitution is morally wrong, the same as abortion, and it has been made illegal in 49 states, and it still happens in those 49 states. And gun control -- he is not FOR gun control, he just used current laws set by LIBERALS, to help clean up New York. I think he is the one -- he is a great leader, and he has the views that will help our country, he is for cutting taxes, for the war in Iraq, and against immigration. I think he has the conservative points of views that will help this country.
Mitt Romney is a great candidate -- he is conservative on every point of view, or so he says -- but I think he is true to his word, he is conservative on every issue -- the debates prove this. He is a very conservative person, his stance on fighting Al-Qaida, abortion, gay marriages, gun-control -- this is a really big issue, especially after the Virginia Tech incident -- and immigration and so on and so forth. Point being is that he is conservative on every one of the current issues of our time. I think we need a president like that -- but the only thing that concerns me is his experience, he only has had one term as governor, so he still knows what he's doing, but he is still not as experienced as other candidates. I think that experience is a vital role in being able to run a country.
In conclusion I think that Giuliani is the best candidate so far -- but I am not entirely sure of his opinion on gun-control, if he is for it, we're screwed, no matter his experience. Romney is a great candidate, but he does not have as much experience in office as Giuliani. Fred Thompson may be a good candidate... be he doesn't have my vote yet. So far my favorite is Giuliani, but if he is for gun-control, he's out.