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br> -- Charles Campbell br> Austin, Texas /p>

In order to analyze the left's incessant blathering on Republican political candidates, I generally rely on a few fairly simple axioms:

1. Everything negative that they say about Republicans (power-hungry, uncaring, greedy, unqualified, etc) is actually true about them.

2. Unceasing criticism of a Republican candidate means that the left is deathly afraid of him/her as a candidate.

3. The more they dislike a Republican candidate, the more qualified a candidate he/she actually is for the job.

p>In that regard, I'm now firmly in Rudy Giuliani's camp. In all honesty, I was leaning towards Rudy br> anyway. His tenure as Mayor of New York City was nothing short of masterful. By sheer force of will, he transformed New York from the unmanageable, dangerous disaster it had become under John Lindsay, Abe Beame, Ed Koch, and David Dinkins into America's safest, most prosperous big city. He's an administrative genius who sees the big picture, but like Ronald Reagan, doesn't get lost in the minutiae of policy. He's a man of action, not words, who sees a problem, comes up with a solution, and makes it happen. He's confident of his opinions, and doesn't kow-tow to the intellectualoids of the leftist intelligentsia at the New York Times . He's also tough on crime, and I have no doubts about his ability to successfully prosecute the war against terror and Islamofascism. /p>

In short, he's a liberal's worst nightmare. They know that he's conservative enough to take the fight to Iran, if necessary, but "moderate" enough and famous enough to peel away the votes of conservative Democrats. And so, the smearing of Rudy has begun.

p>Let me add that as a social conservative, I'm putting aside any reservations I may have about his personal life, and his spotty record on abortion. I haven't abandoned my beliefs on these issues. However, in my opinion, the 2008 election is not, and cannot be about abortion or gay marriage. 2008 is about our National Security -- period. And I think Rudy is the best man for the job. And that's why he's getting my vote.

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