Would you as a liberal vote for Rudy Giuliani for president in 2008?

I am a proud liberal, and completely hate the Bush administration like most other liberals, but I wanna know what other liberals think about Rudy Giuliani as president in 2008. I know he's a republican but he's very moderate and progressive..for example he seems to be pretty tolerant of gays, as well as tough on gun control, AND he's pretty tolerant of illegal immigrants. Being mayor of New York city, he seems to be able to work well with democrats. My Giuliani is a very honest and genuine individual, and although I am not republican I would consider voting for him. I only want to hear from other liberals and progressive minded individuals.

Public Comments

1. NO! that is one problem, being tolerant of illegal immigrants. that is BS. it seems that no matter what goof you get in office they are for amnesty. the republicans allmost allways sucked while a lot of democrats did too. i'm going to vote for obama. at least he's against this so called "war" in iraq. you know, that one where we are spreading democracy in as george said. what an idiot!!! also, leave the gays alone. they're fine. as far as gun control, that sucks. everyone has a right to bear arms. it's about time we did to get this country back!!
2. I'm not sure how someone can consider themselves a liberal and vote republican? Like you said, Guiliani is a moderate conservative. While that makes him better (in the eyes of a liberal) than a staunch conservative, why wouldn't you vote for someone even MORE liberal? I'm a "conservative" democrat i suppose, and have not once voted for a republican. How can a self-proclaimed "liberal" not vote for a liberal democrat? I think you are mistaking being liberal as not being conservative, when in all actuality there is a wide spectrum of political beliefs. As I see it, the labels "conservative" and "liberal" are at the opposite ends of this spectrum and most of us fall somewhere in the middle. I agree that Guiliani is probably least undesirable of the republican candidates. But if you really are liberal, there are other candidates better suited to your political inclinations. As for Chicago's comments: although I agree with your stance on the war and wanting it over with, you seem to speak very fervently against illegal immigration and gun control, both of which Obama strongly supports. He supports extending welfare to legal immigrants, supports a guest worker program (which would make those workers legal immigrants) and supports a pathway to citizenship for guest workers (so essentially granting citizenship to what were once illegal immigrants). He voted against imposing a ban on lawsuits against gun manufacturers and supports more gun control. Check this out (from the issues2000 website) Principles that Obama supports on gun issues: - Ban the sale or transfer of all forms of semi-automatic weapons. - Increase state restrictions on the purchase and possession of firearms. - Require manufacturers to provide child-safety locks with firearms. I'm all for gun control, but it befuddles me why someone of your conservative stance on gun control and immigration would be voting for a decidely liberal democrat.
3. Wow, Roobs is obviously a political genius. The only thing you said correctly was that there is a wide ranging political spectrum. Anyone who will not consider any candidate based solely on the letter behind their name is ridiculous. You see, that is the problem in America. People like Roob have dug themselves into a trench and refuse to give anyone without a little D behind them a second glance. That is just blind ignorance. I myself consider my self to be as moderate as possible. I try to focus on giving everyone a shot. There are a lot of issues that or country needs to tend to. What people need to understand is that answers to these problems can come from both sides. Study who the candidates are and decide on the person, not the party.