January 23, 2007
Rudy's Getting Closer
The NY Post reports that Rudy Giuliani is looking to sell the investment banking portion of his many-faceted business, which looks like a sign that he's serious about wanting to be the Republican candidate for president in 2008. While it's a moneymaker, apparently Giuliani Capital Advisors can get involved in politically-sensitive issues, which would obviously constitute a conflict of interest for Giuliani.
There's a lot to like about Rudy. While I am not so wild about some of his social policies (such as gun control, free-for-all abortion rights, etc.), he is a strong leader at a time when we need one. I'm not making any kind of commitment to any candidate yet...it's waaay too early for that! But as the field of Democrats gets larger, I'm very interested to see who the Republicans will have to offer (aside from John McCain). Would Rudy be willing to compromise in order to secure the nomination? Only time will tell.
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Yup, I can think of quite a few Republican hopefuls that I'd pick Rudy over, especially if he's willing to compromise on the social issues. On the other hand, we all expected a little less of the "compassionate" and a little more of the "conservative" six years ago when it came to social (and security) issues. I'd have to hear some pretty strong commitment from the Nation's Mayor on several of those issues (abortion and gun control being the first two I thought of as well) before being too gung-ho for Giuliani.
Posted by: Kyle at January 23, 2007 01:16 PM
