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Foxmeister said:Right now, that's a hard question to answer as nobody has declared they would run. Right now its several considering it. Rudy Gulliani announced last week he was considering a run. Whoever wants it bad enough needs to announce soon to start raising money.
Interesting. I hadn't heard that. I will say this - in my remarks about RINOs and never voting for one again, I do make an exception for Rudy. IF he had a hard line conservative VP (a la Herman, Sarah, et al), I really might vote for him. Reason being, he is incredibly strong on defense and terrorism and crime, and IMHO, that is what we need most right now. Fiscal conservatism, as well, certainly, but in the aftermath of this presidency, we are REALLY going to need a rebuilding time to protect us from those who want us dead. Having a hard line conservative for a VP (with powers/duties along the lines of Mr. "Big Time" Cheney) would accomplish several things - it would reduce the risk of assassination (generally), it would provide for a powerful back-up to the President, and it would mollify the conservative base who may not be enamored of Rudy. Rudy is certainly no social conservative, which I am definitely, BUT aside from things like ex. orders allowing for federal funding of abortions, the President doesn't hold that much sway over social issues. Social issues such as crime are readily addressed by Rudy (as proven in spades), and he would appoint a strong AG, I'm sure.
Bottom line, I'm so libertarian (little "l") that I would vote for a lesbian duckbilled platypus from Mars if I thought she'd govern conservatively (smaller government, individual liberty, lower taxes, strong defense, etc.).