I love my fellow conservatives, so I hate to say this, but a lot of them are acting like infantile idiots. There is more to being president than taking stands on issues. In order for a conservative president to accomplish anything conservative, he needs to govern effectively, make good choices and achieve legislative success. If you think that will be hard in Washington – and it will – try it in New York.
Rudy Giuliani has achieved more in the realm of conservative governance than all of his top-tier colleagues combined, and he did it in one of the most liberal cities in America. To tar him as a liberal because he compromised and made choices – in other words, he governed – is merely to belie your own lack of political sophistication. One can only hope that such voices are louder than they are numerous.