Texas Governor Sells Out On Republican Values

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Texas Governor, Rick Perry, has decided to throw caution to the wind and get behind Giuliani for the 2008 nomination. Proving that things are becoming grim, Perry sided with so-called “electability” by endorsing Giuliani. Sourcing Giuliani’s claim that he would nominate “only conservative judges,” Perry has warmed up to Giuliani for the obvious reason that he is first in the polls. Republicans are going nutty for a pro-choice, pro-gay marriage candidate instead of growing a pair and supporting a conservative Republican.

“The one question I wanted to hear him give me the answer and look me right in the eye was the issue of ‘What type of individual can I expect on the Supreme Court?’” Perry said at a news conference in Washington to announce the endorsement.

He said Giuliani, who leads national opinion polls in the Republican race, told him he would appoint justices like Chief Justice John Roberts, Antonin Scalia, and Samuel Alito — three of the most conservative members of the court.

“Let me tell you, I can live with that,” Perry said.

That’s great for you, I’m glad the word of a liberal-in-denial is enough for your conscious. He claims that he would appoint conservative judges but I don’t buy it for a second. If you agree abortion is a constitutional right you will surely support those who feel the same.

Giuliani said his message will be that, despite his abortion views, he has many similarities with them on other issues of importance in the 2008 White House race.

“There are always some differences, but I ask you to look at the whole candidate and the whole picture of what we face in 2008,” Giuliani said.

Perry likened the choice to buying a new pickup truck, saying he would not reject a good model because it had one option he did not like.

“I’m looking at results, and I think that’s what Americans will coalesce around,” he said.

What gets me is the excitement that some Republicans are showing for Giuliani. Saying that “there are always some difference” is laughable, even reprehensible. There are differences, that’s why people vote for their specific party, the other party has too many differences. I have differences with Hillary, should I get behind her because you can’t always agree with every candidates’ stance on an issue? These people are making it clear, abortion is not that big of an issue, worry about the Iraq war instead. Forget about building the family, keeping taxes low is more important. A Giuliani presidency would almost completely kill the pro-life movement; at least a Hillary candidacy would mobilize it greater than ever before.

This is what Giuliani claims.

“I would want judges who are strict constructionists because I am,” he told South Carolina Republicans last month. “Those are the kinds of justices I would appoint — Scalia, Alito and Roberts.”

This is what he did as mayor of New York City.

But most of Giuliani’s judicial appointments during his eight years as mayor of New York were hardly in the model of Chief Justice John Roberts or Samuel Alito — much less aggressive conservatives in the mold of Antonin Scalia.

A Politico review of the 75 judges Giuliani appointed to three of New York state’s lower courts found that Democrats outnumbered Republicans by more than 8 to 1. One of his appointments was an officer of the International Association of Lesbian and Gay Judges. Another ruled that the state law banning liquor sales on Sundays was unconstitutional because it was insufficiently secular. Read Story.

Even though Perry is getting behind Giuliani it is not as if he is a model Republican. Like Giuliani, he is another black horse that doesn’t fit the mold of a Republican I’d approve of. RedState discusses how it might not be that great of an idea for Rudy to proclaim Perry’s support any time soon.

If you’ll remember back to February, in a sweeping executive order without the participation of the Texas legislature, Governor Perry ordered all school age girls to get the HPV vaccine. The vaccine was controversial because, among other things, the testing protocols raised concerns about its use on girls of the age Perry intended it to be given. After the outrage, Perry was forced into signing a law passed by the Texas legislature undoing his executive order.

I have to question any Republican that gets behind Rudy for the 2008 elections. It’s one of two things, they aren’t conservatives, or, they are selling out for the candidate most likely to win the presidency. I’ve said it before, Rudy seems like a nice guy but he doesn’t meet the conservative standards. The Republican party has been proud to call themselves the pro-life party for several years. It is what makes me proud to call myself a Republican. If this party abandons it’s roots I will soon be proudly calling myself an independent.

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