'Rudy Giuliani: Heir Apparent to the Throne of King W?'
By Citizen Conservative (08/18/07)
With January 20, 2009 just two Christmases away, many Americans are already anxiously counting the months, weeks, days, hours, and minutes until George W. Bush makes Crawford, Texas his full time residence, rather than just a six month a year vacation escape home as is now the case.
Known for traveling light, W is expected to take only two items with him to commemorate the "Worst Presidency in U.S. History." Those items would be that notorious "Mission Accomplished" banner and a copy of "Spanish for Dummies."
Conservatives hoping to replace Bush with a real conservative face a difficult challenge. Indeed, it is astounding that Rudy Giuliani is doing as well as he is in national polls among likely Republican voters.
After all, Giuliani has a history of being wrong on nearly every issue that matters. He is a pro-choice, anti-gun, pro-illegal alien, and anti-rule of law charlatan.
Were it not for the fact that he speaks understandable English, Giuliani would be indistinguishable from W.
Come to think of it, Giuliani is different from W in another important regard: W has spent all of his 9/11 good will and has been running an approval deficit for years, while Giuliani is still capitalizing on one of the most tragic days in American history.
Indeed, Giuliani continues to be seen as "America's Mayor" and a hero for providing nanny comfort to New Yorkers on 9/11. But, honestly, what did Giuliani do that was heroic, out of the ordinary, or deserving of immediate sainthood?
He attended funerals non-stop, make speeches to encourage and inspire frightened New Yorkers, and returned a $10 million check to a Saudi Arabian prince who sought to undermine America's strong and historic commitment to Israel.
Without question, Giuliani was an inspiring figure at a time of grave crisis. But
he was hardly a hero.
Giuliani did only what would be expected from the mayor of a great American city--it would have been unthinkable for him to do otherwise.
Conservatives still on the fence about Giuliani should consider his most recent shenanigans on illegal immigration.
In a recent speech, Giuliani said, "We can end illegal immigration. I promise you we can end illegal immigration," which contradicts several statements he made as Mayor of New York.
Even more recently, Giuliani declared that the 12-30 million illegal aliens now in America should be given a path to citizenship. Giuliani calls it "earned citizenship," the dictionary calls it amnesty.
America needs to enforce the concept of earned citizenship, but not by legalizing criminal behavior. Earned citizenship should be done the old fashioned way: The prospective citizen applies for citizenship, takes his or her place at the end of the line, submits to the various background, credit, character, and medical checks required by the United States government, and waits until the U.S. acts.
Sorry, Rudy, but those who jump a fence and head north without regard to U.S. borders and laws are criminals. Such people should not be rewarded with "earned citizenship."
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