The American Spectator

: /p> p>Are you kidding me? In what world has Giuliani not contorted himself on the abortion issue? Giuliani says he’s pro-choice, but promises strict constructionist justices like Roberts, Alito and Scalia — a coded but clear message to the pro-lifers that he’ll appoint justices most likely to overturn Roe , a decision he explicitly supported in an ABC interview on 2/6/2000 when he was planning to run for the Senate, agreeing that Roe was “good constitutional law.” Add to that Giuliani’s clear flip-flop on partial-birth abortion (not to mention his flip-flop on gun control, another important issue among social conservatives), and it is extraordinarily difficult to understand why Mr. Antle would present Giuliani as some consistent, principled, straight-talker with the courage of his convictions, who “offers social conservatives few concessions” and “respects pro-lifers’ intelligence.” br> — Philip Gordon br> New York, New York /p>

I applaud Mr. Antle’s honest appraisal of McCain’s and Romney’s flip flop on abortion. My social views are much like Rudy’s but what I don’t like in a candidate is pandering or recent changes in core beliefs. In Romney’s case, his recent conversions include not only a change on the abortion issue, but also on gay rights, tax cuts, and most recently gun control — to the extent that he joined the NRA within the last year.

p>Even if you don’t care for Rudy, one has to admit that he is straightforward on his beliefs, which have been consistent over the years. br> — Dennis Bunker