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Originally Posted by Motorboat Cruiser
Wasn't Guiliani once pro-choice, pro-gun control, and pro gay rights? Interesting that he gets a pass on his past but not Romney.
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Guiliani is still pro-choice. In reality, the only influence a President has on abortion is who he appoints to the SC. He says he will appoint strict constructionists, and that is what I want.
He has said he is no longer pro gun control. I agree this may be the same thing as McCain saying he now supports controlling the border.
Pro gay rights? You are wording this is in such a way as to say I don't support equality for all. I'm not sure why. The only thing I've ever said to make someone think that is that I do not support gay marriage, but I don't think the government should be in marriage at all. I've also expressed that I don'/t support so-called hate crimes initiatives because I think crime is crime regardless of why it was done and all perps should be prosecuted for their actions despite their motivations. Ona side note, I always laughed at the Byrd controversy in Texas being used against Bush because Bush didn't support "hate crimes" legislation. One of the perps was sentenced to death, the other to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Hard to get more restrictive than that, and a hate crimes law isn't going to make the sentence any more harsh.
Romney scares me primarily because of his health care initiatives in Massachusetts - something that to my knowledge he has never renounced. We've discussed this in a different thread.
Guiliani doesn't get a "pass" from me any more than Hillary gets a pass from you.....she's what's left by default for you. At least that's what I've read into what you've said. I believe I said the same thing, but that my candidate of choice would be Thompson.