With this New Year comes many early Primary presidential votes, leading up to the big “Super Tuesday.” I find great comfort in the fact that Mr. Giuliani’s campaign seems to be fizzling already. But perhaps we should participate in this, just in case…
From today – December 28, until February 5 – the staff and associates of The Society for Truth and Justice begin 40 days of activism, prayer, and fasting aimed at the demise of Rudy Giuliani’s Presidential campaign.
From the beginning of his candidacy, Giuliani has been artfully trying to appease pro-life voters (promising to support parental notification, a ban on partial birth abortion, and to veto attempts to weaken the Hyde Amendment and the Mexico City Policy, not to mention his dubious Supreme Court promises) while never wavering in his belief that a women have a constitutional right to kill their unborn children. For some, these promises are enough, but I have learned first hand not to trust a politician who vows to support legislation that would weaken a cause which he believes in. As mayor of NYC, Rudy Giuliani was an ardent supporter of abortion rights and has not yet backed off from that position in the midst of his many promises to pro-lifers. Don’t forget that Giuliani himself has stated that we wishes the Republican party would “get beyond issues like (abortion).” If he is nominated, that is exactly what will happen.
What many do not understand is that, when it comes to politics, the life issue is not just about Roe v. Wade and the Supreme Court. It’s about the Constitution and the foundation of American freedom and democracy as laid out in our Declaration of Independence – the self evident truth that all men are “created equal” and endowed with the “unalienable…right to Life.” Any candidate who does not believe in that, regardless of party affiliation, is not fit for office, period.
NARAL political director, Elizabeth Shipp on Republicans and a Giuliani nomination/presidency:
“The Republican Party used to be about the conservative principles of limited government intervention in private life. It seems to me if they went back to that and stood out from the rigid mainstream, anti-choice agenda, I think yeah, it would be good for the (pro-choice) movement.”
Previous posts:
Rudy’s Position Bad for Republicans/Conservatives
Giuliani Makes it Official
Giuliani in His Own Words
Can’t Trust Rudy
Pro-Life Republicans Beware
Giuliani ’08 the Movie
Who will you support this year? I was a Brownback supporter early on and, since his departure, I have come to like Duncan Hunter better than the rest. I have backed off of Thompson (my original 2nd choice) somewhat because of his refusal to support a human life amendment – I do not believe abortion is a “state issue” – though, truthfully I don’t find any of the other candidates much better. I suppose, though, I would accept any one of them over Rudy Giuliani.
3 Comments on “Action, Prayer and Fasting for Super Tuesday”
Since you ask, I’m a Hunter guy, too. Giuliani is easily the worst of the lot, from a variety of standpoints, and I’m hard-pressed to find a second choice I’m happy about.
I’m not at all happy about the prospect of Huckabee, either; if Giuliani is the Republican Bill Clinton, Huckabee is certainly the Republican Jimmy Carter.
Thompson has a number of drawbacks, not least, in my book, Thompson’s vote to acquit Bill Clinton on the perjury charge at his impeachment. I don’t want a President who doesn’t think perjury is an impeachable offense.
McCain is unacceptable to me for a variety of reasons, first among them his evident lack of any guiding principles; he seems to form opinions issue by issue. He’s wrong on immigration and stem cell research (the latter of which greatly undermines his pro-life credibility).
I don’t like Ron Paul’s position on the war, nor his lack of support for a life amendment, nor his lack of support for the defense of traditional marriage. And I really don’t like some of his friends.
That leaves Romney. There’s a lot to be unhappy about with Romney too, but at least he’s mostly saying the right things now. But his pro-life views aren’t properly developed even yet, and I’m made nervous about how much he keeps talking about consulting on decisions. Ask him his position, and he’ll tell you how, when he’s president, he plans to reach a decision, with little hint of what it might be. That at least is the impression I’ve gotten from the debates I’ve seen.
So I’m looking for a Hunter miracle. I’m not holding my breath.
Paul,
Thanks, I agree with you on pretty much all of your observations. I also want to thank you for making me take a look at Duncan Hunter. Unfortunately it probably will take a miracle for him to be the nominee…
re Duncan-pray for that miracle. I am working on a national debate with him in the middle of it.
Support Duncan-reach for your checkbook and be generous. He’s a fine man of virtue and character-he takes tough stands-we need a man or woman of great fortitude for
the Oval office-what we have now is awful but Duncan is excellent and he loves America.