The American Spectator

p> RIGHT OR NOT? br> Re: Jennifer Rubin’s Rudy’s New Social Conservatism : /p> p>I consider myself to be one of those red-necked, evangelical, right-wing, Southern hicks the mainstream media loves to make fun of. And the type of Republican that would never vote for Rudy. But after reading this article, I am inclined to believe that Rudy is probably more of a “social conservative” than either Senator McCain or Mitt Romney. Rudy is true to his word, he is honest, and best of all he doesn’t have a politically correct bone in his body. Yes, many of us Southern redneck, evangelicals will vote for Rudy, because right now he is the only GOP candidate we can trust. We know McCain has no integrity, he has stabbed Bush and the GOP in the back so many times that if the knives were sticking out, we would all look like porcupines, and Mitt, who knows what he will flip flop on next? br> — Lee Schafer br> New Caney, Texas /p>

No matter how apologists for Rudy try to spin it, the man is a social liberal who should be denied the GOP presidential nomination. And before conservatives consider voting for Giuliani, they should consider this.

Giuliani is indeed a strong willed New Yorker who has done wonders in bringing order to that dysfunctional city. In doing so, as Jenny Rubin writes, “he disdains interest group politics with a vengeance.” She quotes “America’s mayor” as saying that he didn’t “subscribe to the bells and whistles that some politicians will subscribe to just to pander to a community.” She also cites how Giuliani took on bullies like the Mob, Al Sharpton, etc.

All well and good. But realize, my right-wing amigos, that to a strong willed liberal like Rudy, the NRA and pro-life groups are the bullies and he will not pander to them. Another “bully” Rudy took on as mayor was the Immigration Service as he turned NYC into essentially a haven for illegal aliens.

And it is more than disingenuous for Rubin to try and paint Giuliani’s as a social conservative because of his so-called Catholic upbringing. This doesn’t square with Rudy’s his three marriages, including his scandalous second divorce which was precipitated by his multiple adulterous affaires — all while having kids at home yet. Ah yes, that’s our Rudy — a hard-charging, fun-loving kind of a guy.