Right On The Right

The New York Times isn't ignoring Rudy Giuliani like some other outlets are. As soon as his numbers shot past the maverick media darling John McCain, the press began shunning Rudy. It didn't help that his own opening fundraiser flopped and he's not pushing for more national recognition outside of FOX News. It also doesn't help that he keeps talking about his "potential" run. Why can't he be like the other candidates with exploratory committees and talk like a future President? The NYT asks the question too.

GIULIANI IS SOUNDING MORE LIKE A CANDIDATE

MANCHESTER, N. H., Jan. 27 — Rudolph W. Giuliani sounded nearer than ever to being a presidential candidate on Saturday, repeatedly talking about the prospect of running, and inviting voters to judge him by his record as mayor of New York City.

Though he has long been thought to be a presidential contender, he has fallen behind other candidates in declaring his intention, and the language he used on Saturday, while suggesting a run, also contained built-in escape hatches. Speaking to a convention of the New Hampshire Republican Party, he advised the delegates on “what you should look for in whatever decision you make in presidential primaries,” and added, “when I promise you things, if I do, when I do, as I do, I’ll promise them because I’ve done them before.”

What I'm actually excited about, outside of the fact that Giuliani seems slightly more inclined to run for President than when he announced he was exploring the option, is about what Rudy's saying. While not the most socially Conservative candidate in the bunch, he's not afraid to talk about winning the War on Terror or about being fiscally Conservative. Game-winning shots right here...

He returned to that theme moments later, and as he has done in recent days, drew a direct analogy between fighting crime in his home city and establishing peace in Iraq.

“When I say to you that we should reduce taxes to stimulate the economy, I’ll say it to you because I did it and I saw it work,” he said. “When I say we have to bring peace and security as sort of the beginning of anything, whether it’s in Baghdad or in other parts of the world or here at home, I’ll say that to you because I saw that happen in New York, and I made it happen. I did it.”

To be honest, I wish Giuliani would just stop playing the "If I run..." game and talk more like the Presidential candidate he is. Unless Mitt Romney or one of the other strong Conservatives pick up some national recognition, Giuliani might be our only alternative to a nation led by an amnesty-pushing front-room Republican back-room Democrat.