Please pardon my delayed reaction in posting this commentary from mid-February on the rise and fall of Rudy Giuliani.
The point of this noteworthy opinion piece by Paul Kengor, the executive director of the Center for Vision and Values at Grove City College, will sooth pro-lifers' politically rattled nerves. (Hattip: The Bulletin, which publishes Kengor's commentaries) .
In "Remembering Rudy: Giuliani's Ghost at the Potomac," which you will find in its entirety here, Kengor writes:
No doubt, it was Giuliani's social liberalism, particularly on life issues, which ultimately killed his candidacy. Rudy was considered solid on most other domestic as well as foreign issues, from taxes to terrorism. Abortion was his doom.
Not only that, according to Kengor, Rudy's loss profoundly affects America's two major political parties. He writes:
Religious conservatives in particular refused Rudy. This was, to be sure, a Republican religious rejection of Rudy, including by the pro-life Catholics who share not only his party but his faith. It was a kind of political excommunication. For the devoutly pro-life Christian conservative, Rudy's loss was a victory.
But that loss also holds some historical implications: It means that the Democratic Party--to the great chagrin of the ever-dwindling number of pro-life Democrats--will remain the undisputed champion of promoting legalized abortion. The Democratic leadership and its standard-bearers will hoist that banner as we approach a historic crossroads where Roe v. Wade may soon be overturned, especially if the Republicans hold the White House. With Rudy's defeat, the Republican Party will remain the pro-life party--the go-to party for pro-lifers, including for countless former Democrats who are "Republicans" only because of where the GOP stands on abortion.
Say it is so, Professor, say it is so.
Conservatives who want to "sit this election" out because they don't like John McCain will end up voting for Hillary or Obama who are for partial birth abortions.
Rudy was the best overall canditate. Nothing would have changed in the laws regarding abortion if Rudy was elected.
Hopefully Rudy will try again next time.
This video says it all.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=RRODJcPq_Js