Rudy's "Weirdness Factor"

Rudy has been in the public eye for quite awhile. I think it fair therefore to take a look at the man who would be president. Not just the recent attempts to re-invent himself, but also some of his past.

My evaluation of him is simple. He is no conservative. Probably the reason people think he is a conservative is because he is an authoritarian hawk. He has taken a position favoring continued US military intervention in the middle east and other places. He would like to be the commander in chief, but he avoided military service during the Vietnam war. Hypocrisy is an unattractive trait.

His stated positions on abortion and homosexuality exclude him as a candidate for the religious right. It remains to be seen whether they will stay with their principles or embrace this fellow. If they decide to hold their collective nose and endorse him, I think it will be the kiss of death for their moral authority.

Need I say more? How about Gun control; you know he favors it. The more I know about him the less I like him.

In 1993 Rudy Giuliani's staff produced a memo with a harsh assessment of his flaws. So don't take my word for it; read the memo.
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