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Ms. Fabrizio is correct when she urges a closer look and Mr. Giuliani. Mr. Giuliani is a Democrat in Republican clothes. Take for example, his remarks on "regulating" the right to bear arms. If we move to a real estate setting one can find numerous examples of government regulations which reduce the permitted use of property to zero.

One can only imagine what a coalition of the timid might do with this gentleman in power. PETA: no animals should be hunted -- gone are rifles and shotguns. Democrats: armed citizens are a government's nightmare -- pistols and knives are gone. Sure we have the right to bear arms; we're just not allowed to buy them.

p>Why not Mr. Giuliani for Attorney General? That's a job he's well qualified, and prepared for. Perhaps Senator, Head of Homeland Security? Just not President. br> -- Jay Molyneaux br> Denver, North Carolina /p>

Lisa Fabrizio's article on Rudy Giuliani hit the mark. After reading many so-called conservatives trying to sell "America's Mayor" is the second coming of Ronald Reagan (are you listening, Deroy Murdock?), it was so refreshing to read the truth.

Rudy says that he will appoint conservatives to the Supreme Court, but why should we believe him based on his past statements?

He openly embraced the homosexual agenda while mayor -- even to the point of dressing as a transvestite -- and now he says he opposes gay marriage. His flip-flop on this issue is almost as believable as Mitt Romney's -- which is to say, not very.

If there is anything we conservatives have learned the last 6 years, it is the importance of not compromising our principles. Yes, George Bush has done much good for us: he has kept us safe in the war on terror, appointed strict constructionists to the bench, and been the most pro-life president in our history.

But there is a flip side: namely, his reckless spending (I understand that many would include the Iraq War here, and I appreciate that concern. I even agree with some of it, to a point). How many of us looked the other way when he talked about expanding the federal role of education in 2000? I did. How many of us chose to ignore his mediocre record of defending our borders while Governor of Texas? I did. How many of us experienced cognitive dissonance when the issue of fiscal responsibility came up in the presidential campaign of 2004? I did.

And so did many of you who are reading this.

I could go on, but my point is this: President Bush was (and is) conservative on some issues, but not on others. Even the most conservative presidents have let us down: Reagan gave us O'Connor and Kennedy, Bush for the reasons I just mentioned. That's real life. But how much more will a pretender like Rudy Giuliani lead the GOP away from conservative principles when he has only recently decided he was one himself?

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Taxes, Education, John McCain, Religion, Constitution, Law, Supreme Court, Iraq, NATO