Rudy Giuliani’s views on abortion are NOT acceptable. But some GOP leaders seem to think so. Fellow GOP vying for the Presidential nomination next year, Rep. Tom Tancredo, told the Associated Press: God knows we don’t want the alternative, being whoever the Democrats have in place. I repeat: a pro-abortion Republican is NOT better, and in fact is worse, than a pro-abortion Democrat. Remember that Giuliani, who “hates” abortion, also wants you, the taxpayer, to fund abortions.

Rich Lowry has a piece on National Review Online about the insincerity of Giuliani’s abortion position:

Giuliani apparently thinks that saying he hates abortion is enough. But pro-lifers will want to know why he hates abortion. Because it’s taken the lives of 48 million unborn babies since Roe? Giuliani’s “hate” line rings so false because, temperamentally, he is not one to hate something without outlawing or attempting to discourage it.

So far what Rudy has most effectively communicated is his distaste for people who actually hate abortion. He says pro-lifers want to throw women in jail, the canard that pro-choicers always throw at them, and he has implied that pro-lifers hurt the GOP.

No, his abortion position is not acceptable and he should not win the GOP nomination. If he does, the Republican party will have effectively lost its soul.

“I’m pro-choice. I’m pro-gay rights,” Giuliani said. He was then asked whether he supports a ban on what critics call partial-birth abortions. “No, I have not supported that, and I don’t see my position on that changing,” he responded.
Source: CNN.com, “Inside Politics” Dec 2, 1999