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p> GIULIANI JITTERS br> Re: Lisa Fabrizio's The Rudy Dilemma : /p> p>I must admit that I am horrified by the possibility of Rudy Giuliani winning the Republican nomination for president. Why would anyone sensible even dream of nominating a pro-abortion Catholic to any office, much less the presidency of the United States of America? Such self-serving hypocrisy is so blatantly obvious, so John Kerryesque! It is both sad and scary that some Republicans want the party to self-destruct over name recognition. Principle should win out. The true Republican platform is pro-life, against tax and spend profligacy, pro-security, and in favor of legal immigration. Such an agenda would win if only we could find politicians who were not afraid of the New York Times . br> -- Gregory Tatum /p> p> Lisa Fabrizio has hit it dead center concerning Giuliani. Is this what we really want? A Republican liberal who is just as bad for our beliefs as a Democrat liberal? Teddy Roosevelt made a comment in his inauguration speech as Governor of New York about how this republic could not survive long without moral people in office. By moral, he meant Christian morality over all. That transcended any other "virtues" any politician had. Rudy Giuliani fails miserably in that respect. Even our Founding Fathers warned against putting people in office that didn't adhere to Christian beliefs. Each state constitution usually addressed the issue of good morals in office holders and cautioned against those who were intemperate in their lives. br> -- Pete Chagnon

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