McRudy?!?!?!?!
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my wallet would be lighter if this happens.
Sounds like someone JM might like.
The perfect VP isn’t going to be found this year. We’re not going to find someone to the right of Tancredo on immigration and Dobson on abortion that’ll be running on McCain’s ticket.
NNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
NEVER!
I am not getting excited till I see the actual name. I am not even going to guess. But I would recommend rommeny simply because you almost can’t get more conservative than a mormon.
There’s a whole chunk of Evangelicals that find him unacceptable.
Ugh is right…I’ll say it again. Why does this man think he needs to appeal more to moderates when HE IS ONE HIMSELF???? Why not pick someone that shores up at least part of the so-called base and potentially have BOTH???
Yeah that really is a stupid reason because mormons are more conservative as a group than Evangelicals. Theological reasons aside of course.
If McCain puts Giuliani on the ticket, then I’ll spend election day on the couch with a bottle of booze. And then I may call Ms. Leda Smith over to my house so that she can shoot ME.
shooter said (#4):
Would you turn PUMA?
I’m still voting for McCain. Obama’s simply unacceptable.
This might actually bring me out for McCain to be honest.
There is no way McCain is going to pick someone acceptable to conservatives. He just has to be a maverick.
I predict there will be a collective groan from the last conservative in the GOP when McCain selects his “perfect” running mate.
Frankly, I couldn’t care less as I have given up on the GOP and will be voting 3rd party this year. Enough is enough.
I can live with it. As with McCain, I don’t agree with Rudy on everything, but I know I could trust him to stand up to our enemies if he had the Commander-in-Chief’s job.
It’s not his Mormon faith, it’s his character. He’s broken his word and flip-flopped on major moral issues when it was politically expedient to do so. That does not inspire values voters to trust you.
Oregon’s Senator Gordon Smith (R) is a Mormon, but is a RINO of the first degree. His campaign ads are strongly aligned with Obama.
Is there any chance of Condoleeza Rice being the VP candidate? I think she’d be a terrific choice. She’s very strong on defense and personal responsibility. However, I don’t know her stand on Pro-Life.
I think the Lieberman trial baloon was done to set us up for Rudy.
Given the dynamics of this election, Rudy doesn’t add or take away anything from the electoral college and he brings an economic sense that is a plus.
And we know who this really helps…Mitt/snark.
Please don’t start that. There is no such thing as “evangelicals,” except the ones cooked up by the weakstream media. Besides, aren’t ALL Christians, by definition, supposed to evangelize? Ergo, aren’t they all “evangelical?”
Condi herself has stated “no way”
He may as well pick Helen Thomas. She makes McCain look young and vibrant. He could send her to all the press conferences. I think she would scare the KGB right out of Putin.
I don’t like McCain. I don’t like his hostility to the First Amendment, I don’t like the complete lack of value he places on citizenship and I don’t like the way he has routinely sided with the Democrats in the name of “bipartisanship” when any moron could see they’d never return the favor.
But Obama would unquestionably be worse.
This year, more than most others, staying on the couch is the same thing as voting for Obama. For the sake of the country I urge you to buy yourself a great big clothespin for your nose and vote for the lesser evil.
Harry Reid is a Mormon.
Supposed to doesn’t mean they do. There’s no such thing? Funny, many call themselves that.
AJ,
HEH
I really hate the idea of saying I told you so. Remember you heard it from me first!
You know, as much as I howl and scream about McCain and whomever he picks, they will be a far sight better than Obama and what he would do to this country. Yes, the lesser of two evils. At least there is something about McCain I can respect…his service to his country. What is there to respect about Obama? A big fat zero.
As much as I am angry that Republicans couldn’t do better than McCain, as much as I resent the dismissal of conservatives and their values and as much as I am furious about illegal immigration…when it gets right down to it, I will do anything to keep the racist, anti-American, radical left Obamas out of the White House. Unfortunately, that means voting for McCain.
I believe not voting for McCain is a vote for Obama. I think about what our country would be like after 4 years of Obamessiah screwing everything up and I am terrified. It’s just too dangerous a time to take that chance. Mistakes made now might not be able to be reversed.
It’s all so damned depressing.
Better than I feel about the prospect of an Obama presidency.
I have to agree. Rudy mirrors McCain in many ways and they both make each other look old. Better to have someone who contrasts and complements McCain. And I’ll wait until the VP nominee is actually named. It would be great to see a younger, conservative woman on the ticket. Isn’t there at least one woman who meets that qualification McCain could pick?
Please say it isn’t so!
I don’t have a problem with Rudy, it could be alot worse…. I’d just be out 5 bucks.
and I’m with taylork here…
Correct. The Bible says “go ye therefore, and teach all nations…”, also known as The Great Commision.
“Evangelicals” is a term used by the MSM to paint people as zealous religious types, and is given a negative connotation.
Why would Governor Palin want to be VP?
Rudy? HA HA HAHA HAHAHAHAHAH, the breck girl couldn’t be so lucky to have McAmnesty pick Rudy.
Just as…
$4.00/gallon gas makes $3.60/gallon gas seem “reasonable” (it’s not, we’re still paying twice what we should be paying),
McCain is…
floating Rudy to make Romney seem “reasonable”.
Values Voters:
Pay attention to who didn’t attend the Values Voters Debate. Do not trust any of them.
Who did not attend:
(In my opinion, that represents the “presumptive” nominee, his two stalking horses, and the man to whom he promised the VP slot on February 6th.)
Who did attend:
Values Voters are America’s largest voting block.
Don’t let deceitful politicians deceive you.
Actually, that’s a ticket for which I could work up some enthusiasm. I know Rudy doesn’t thrill social cons, but where we all agree (economy and national defense) I think we can be confident that he will be effective.
Wouldn’t he bring New York state into play?
I may get dogged for it, but Rudy makes me happy to vote for McCain. Sorry, Pro-Life, Pro-Choice isn’t my hot button issue.
McCain’s VP pick will determine my vote. I’ll either vote for McCain because of his VP or I’ll write in Ron Paul.
I’m in NY State, so my vote doesn’t count anyway. Our state goes DEM every year.
I’ll be throwing it away again like the time I voted for Bob Dole!
Knife-in-dork, No. New York would not be in play with Rudy.
Ask John McCain who he considers an “Agent of Intolerance” today.
Sheese! This site has become the hysterical, rumor monger’s blog. Why don’t we wait until he announces his VP pick and then tear him to shreds?
I hope all of you are emailing and calling your comments (as I have) to John McCain. A lot is riding on who he picks and it is not too late, yet.
I would rather have Rudy than Ridge, Graham or Huckabee.
Romney is my first choice.
I will jump up and down in celebration if Rudy gets picked, which won’t happen.
That could be the best republican ticket in history.
(No disrespect to Reagan, but even though he was the best individual, it was not the best ticket).
A pair of men willing to find Osama Bin Laden even if they have to go to the gates of hell…sounds good to me.
Respectfully,
eric aka the Tygrrrr Express
What happened to my country? SIGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh, that’s easy. Because we’re shredding the prospects. We’ll get all hysterical and tin-foil hatty when he picks one…
It almost doesn’t matter to me who McCain picks. I’m not voting FOR McCain as much as I am voting AGAINST Obama-Rama-Lama-Ding-Dong.
I can live with it. Will still walk in the voting booth holding my nose, but I can live with it.
lol, that’s pretty funny also, but I’m not tearing him to shreads, and so far others have voiced a green light also.
We’re stuck with McCain no matter what. Do we really want to see an Obama Presidency? I know I dont.
Lover of Liberty?
Want Sovereignty?
Vote for Chuck Baldwin, of the Constitution Party.
The Republicans have lost their way.
Come home, to the Constitution and The Rule of Law.
This guy, Juan McCain isn’t for America.
Sigh.
I’d rather have Rudy than Ridge. At least I know that Rudy is a fiscal conservative and will fight Islamofascism to protect our country.
Other than that, not much else to be happy about.
Do we really want to see an Obama Presidency? I know I dont.
Is voting FOR McCain advancing ANY Conservative Principles?
He “Reaches across the isle” and addopts the Lefts Ideas.
He will only HURT the Party more than Bush has.
I was a Rudy guy from the day he announced until the day he officially dropped out, so I’d actually like that.
Actually, on another computer, I have to listen to a webinar instructing me on how to use a system called “Smart Office” so this is actually a pleasant diversion once I get by the hystericallyishness.
On August 19th, 2008 at 12:14 pm, abstractmind said:
Says who? I consider myself an Evangelical, as do many other Christians. The MSM does like to whine about Evangelicals, but they do exist and they do make up an important portion of the electorate. This ticket would turn off Evangelicals, and might take a race that was starting to look very winnable and turn it into an attempt in futility.
The MSM clearly shows a lot of bias, but even a stopped clock is right two times a day, even if for the wrong reason.
It seems to me McSwish is looking very closely among his dirty socks for a running mate. The MeHero McRudy is no worse than Daffy McLieberman (remember the Dream Act night raids).
Riiiight. Chuck Baldwin’s a Troofer.
I think that the Romney hatred amongst Evangelicals meme is a red herring. As an evangelical I have reservations about Romney because he was elected in a foreign land (Mass.) and is automatically suspect until I learn better.
Rudy isn’t as conservative as I would like but he is an effective executive and generally achieves results that I like. Bringing NY into play would be a big plus.
Also when I placed my faith and trust in Christ my political views didn’t change. I don’t think Harry Reid or Mitt Romney’s did either.
I have always known that McCain is not fond of conservatives but can he REALLY hate us so much that he will ruin is shot at being POTUS just to deny us a Conservative VP??
I want to see Dick Cheney as VP again. If nothing else it’ll make moonbat heads explode.
McCain: Tough On Bin Laden; Afraid of Schlafly
Two words folks:
“President Obama”
Best hold your noses…
To get elected, McC needs somebody able to deliver key electoral votes in one of the important contested states. It would help if the VP pick was more economic minded and youger than McC. I would like it better if they were pro-life, fiscally conservative, and immigration tough but the chances for that are not lookin’ good.
What happened with the rumors that Eric Cantor was being considered??? He would have been a great choice.
I would be happier if Rudy was the president, but just having him on the ticket puts a smile on my face. GO RUDY!
Yes, I can vote for McCain with Rudy on the ticket, but then, I’m voting for McCain, no matter who’s on the ticket. Anything to keep our country safe, which it will not be under B. HUSSEIN Obama’s rule, and I do mean RULE.
One thing we don’t talk about is how Bush has destroyed the reputation of conservatives. Although Bush and his sycophants in Congress are not conservatives, their big-government, interventionist, open-borders liberalism has put into motion an economic and social shitstorm that’s going to destroy whoever is the next president. The question is this: Do we want this blamed on conservatism? Do we want the liberals gloating that free-markets, low taxes, and personal responsibility need to be dismissed in favor of an omnipotent state? Think about the traction they will get with the average American…
I for one am sick of voting for so-called conservatives only to be betrayed on every level, have them screw up the country, have it blamed on my core beliefs, then watch the GOP serve up someone who’s even more of a liberal. I refuse to vote McCain, I don’t want a bigger liberal than Obama coming in after a McCain presidency.
I’ll vote third party, if Obama gets elected because McCain loses Colorado on the strength of Bob Barr, so be it. Obama can take the fall for Bush’s adventures. Republicans in congress will start acting like conservatives again, and maybe we can get back on the right track.
It’s always darkest before the light…
meh…I could take Rudy because I know we need a pitbull to take on the press the way Cheney does and Rudy is that guy….and honestly Cheney was against a constitutional amendment to gay marriage and he got a pass from the religious right.
Guiliani would bring the most to the table in terms of key strategic implications such as popularity, experience, “name recognition,” and (most importantly) the electoral college. He is still popular enough in NY to put that state in play for the first time in 20+ years and would do more than anyone else (other than maybe Lieberman) to lock down Florida. That would make McCain-Guiliani virtually unbeatable in November.
Guiliani’s pro-choice beliefs are not gonna endear him to conservatives but, speaking from experience (I live in NYC), he has never forced those beliefs on anyone else and favors “strict constructionist” judges. At the end of the day, on the abortion issue it’s all about which judges the president picks.
Pretty good if it keeps Obamessiah and his disciples outta the White House.
Atheling,
While I am praying for Rudy, Eric Cantor would be an awesome choice, although as a Hebrew I am quite biased.
It will probably be Pawlenty, which is fine by me. He is tall, has good hair, and is inoffensive.
Respectfully,
eric aka the Tygrrrr Express
From what I understand, Rudy is a federalist when it comes to the State and abortion, and that’s fine with me, so long as he sticks to appointing strict constructionist justices.
I would love to see Cantor selected as VP. It would drive the Muslim world apes***, and send them a clear message.
He is also a hard core conservative in every way… We can only hope and pray.
Why does McCain not get it? Uptic in polls and favorability when he sticks to a more conservative notion of running the country and how to live, but he still does this type of thing all the time. Is it just habit for him? Like some junkie he needs another fix of trying to stick his thumb in the eye of his potential base. I am getting so sick of this behavior, which is why I too am not in any way won over by him yet.
At least we would have someone who is not a senator in the mix.
The hot rumor on the dems side is Joe Biden is going to get the VP slot.
If this is so, then what happens to BHO’s message of change?
I’m Pro-life and have disliked McCain for years.
But some of your should call yourself “Suicide Republicans” because that’s what you do if you don’t vote for the GOP ticket.
You can claim Self-Righteousness, and think yourself as being just too dang noble to vote for McCain and his VP and end up with the WORST person possible as President.
You are like a hetrosexual male who decides the only woman at the bar he can go home with is so ugly, that he might as well that moment go ahead and become gay as a matter of principle.
This would be a GREAT ticket. Rudy would function brilliantly as McCain’s attack dog throughout the campaign.
Jeez – look at those two; how many divorces between the both of them? The Answer: 4.
The key issue for pro-lifers when it comes to the President is solely: what kind of Supreme Court justice will he nominate. It’s really that simple. Other than nominating judges, the President has little ability to control abortion policy.
I’m confident Guiliani (if president) would select conservative judges like Scalia, Thomas, Roberts, and Alito — regardless whether Guiliani personally believes that arbortion should be legal.
The president’s picks for judges are far more important than his own personal beliefs. Remember that Reagan — himself pro-life — ended up nominating David Souter to the bench and that has been a disaster ever since.
Something about stones and glass houses?
The Helen Thomas thread is next door.
I can stomach a Rudy. He would be much better than Ridge or Lieberman. Even though he’s got some liberal leanings, at least what he stands for conservatively (war on terror, taxes cuts, law enforcement) are pretty solid.
I think buckw is also right in that he wouldn’t take crap from democrats.
On August 19th, 2008 at 1:20 pm, The
Except that is not true. Guess who gets to sign or veto abortion and stem cell bills????
Honestly, Rudy has too much baggage. There’s already one nutty shifty tough guy on the ticket.
Great, thanks for the disclaimer.
This is very short-sighted. While I’m not sure how much of a more positive (or less negative) impact McCain could have over Obama in the next four years, I’m sure we can both agree that both would screw things up royally. If McCain is elected, then all of the mistakes that prognosticators have foreseen will be blamed on the Republicans, which will only delay the inevitable Obama or Clinton reign. If Obama is elected, at least we’ll get him out of the way, much the same as Jimmy Carter was the final straw that led us to abandon failing liberal policies and thinking. McCain will be charaded as the conservative who failed, hence leading to Obama in 2012.
I’ll respond with this: “Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost.” ~John Quincy Adams
No, I’m choosing to abstain to prove the point to both parties that they need to put forth some worthy candidates based upon principle, not expediency, aesthetic value, or electability among the moderates (e.g. the lukewarm, undecided, and willfully ingorant among us.) In your analogy, I’m just going to go home and wait for something better. Tactical patience, my friend.
And Joe Biden is…?
Really, you are pathetic, little girly man.
And “shifty”?
Pot. Kettle. Black.
My first reaction is
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Then I remembered, barakadoodledoo, so
hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, could be worse I guess.
I don’t care if he picks GOD! Until the name Juan Hernandez is history, he’s not getting my vote.
This is a great analogy… only you’ve got it completely wrong!
A true conservative would decide not to get screwed and instead abstain from indiscriminate sex with an ugly woman with questionable morals (and probable health risks)!
Hate to say it, but yeah, some of Rudy’s past will be an issue to some voters.
Shifty? If you want to talk shifty, what position has Obama not shifted on today?
I believe you posted in error. This is the one for McCain, the Obama vp pick is on another thread
Odopey tried to sound tough today at the VFW, what a joke, he’s not that good an actor.
…but he keeps showing up in your living room…
I think he is going to choose Alaskan Gov. Sarah Palin.
http://www.mccainpalin.com/
FoxNews just reported that Tom Ridge is out of the running for VP… not sure what to make of it, but it’s one pro-life guy down if that’s your sticking point.
You mean pro-choice guy down. Right?
McRudy???
Somewhere Dakine is HighFiving someone…perhaps himself.:))
see?
just kidding Dakine
If Values Voters are so important, why didn’t the candidates who attended that forum do better in the primaries? I believe Huckabee is the only one who broke out of the single digits. The importance of the evangelical vote is overrated, in my opinion.
I kinda like Giuliani and Ridge. But if there is a RINO VP could it be Rice or Colin Powell. My money is on Bambi picking Bruce Springsteen (my choice) or George Clooney (yuck).
GL
Of course I did, I’m sorry… obviously the caffeine has worn off. Yes, one pro-CHOICE guy down.
Going to get a 5-hour Energy now…