Listening to Rudy Giulliani Monday night at the Republican convention
convinced me that most likely we are listening to the next president
in 2008, most likely after George Bush serves his second term. The
man was brilliant, and he has shown us he can lead. After 9/11, he
shown us that he can maintain calm and order. He acted, and he helped
calmed down the citizens in our great city of New York.
I was also impressed with John McCain, he too is a great leader.
The Republican convention has started off with a bang, and I can't
wait to hear Laura Bush speak.
"He has been tested and has risen to the most important challenge of
our time, and I salute him," Arizona Sen. John McCain said. "I salute
his determination to make this world a better, safer, freer place. He
has not wavered. He has not flinched from the hard choices. He will
not yield. And neither will we."
"We didn't ask for this war, but faced with an evil whose only mission
is to destroy our country ... we had to respond," said former NYPD
Commissioner Bernard Kerik (search). "We had to fight this war abroad.
And we had to fight the war here at home. ... Today, we live in a much
safer world as a result of this president's strong leadership," Kerik
said.
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....Polls show the race tight, though Kerry has lost ground on his
personal approval ratings since his convention in part because of
unproven allegations that he exaggerated his war record. Bush and his
allies want to open a lead over Kerry after the GOP convention, which
ends Thursday
...."It takes continued support for our troops and first responders,
not votes against our military, our intelligence and law enforcement
spending. Most importantly, it takes courage and inspirational
leadership in the White House," Kerik said. "There are two candidates
in this race, but only one fills those needs."
As for Giuliani, he noted that Kerry voted against the 1991 Persian
Gulf War and in favor of the ongoing Iraq war, though he voted against
funding it.
"President Bush will make certain that we are combatting terrorism at
the source, beyond our shores, so we can reduce the risk of having to
confront it in the streets of New York," he said. "John Kerry's record
of inconsistent positions on combatting terrorism gives us no
confidence he'll pursue such a determined course."
Noting that Kerry once said foreign leaders want Bush defeated,
Giuliani said the comment, "raises the risk that he would accommodate
his positions to their viewpoints."
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