Terrible Swift Sword Blog - Neither Rudi or Newt
" I am very enthusiastic about the Republican candidates who are, apparently, running for the Presidency in 2008. Two of them, Newt Gingrich and Rudi Giuliani are the best men for the job of Presidency I have seen since Ronald Reagan. They could be better than Reagan.
Rudi Giuliani, as most of us know, was a former high-profile Prosecutor and Mayor of New York City, a job that is often described as the second hardest in the country, after the Presidency, from 1994-2001. While he was Mayor, he is credited with dramatically lowering the crime rate, making the city one of the safest in America, after many decades of having the reputation as being the murder capital of the country. Of course, he is also remembered for the sterling way he kept the city together during the trauma of 9/11.
Newt Gingrich is a brilliant former Speaker of the House. In 1994, in order to counter a vapid Democratic political policy, he presented Richard Armory’s ‘Contract with America,’ a series of plans that he promised to enact, if given control of the House. He enacted most of them. He is a charismatic speaker, one who is always willing to present new ideas with force and conviction.
So, what is the problem?"
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