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Rudy Giuliani Watch: Rudy Slams Clinton on Terrorism
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani speaks about terrorism and his bid for the presidency at the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington in Rockville, Md., on Tuesday, June 26, 2007. ‘ Giuliani on Tuesday accused former President Clinton of not responding forcefully enough to the 1993 World Trade Center bombing or later terrorist attacks.
Giuliani slams Bill Clinton on terrorism
Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani on Tuesday accused former President Clinton of not responding forcefully enough to the 1993 World Trade Center bombing or later terrorist attacks.
The former New York mayor criticized Democrats, accusing them of weakness and naivete in dealing with terrorism. Giuliani made the comments to about 650 business, corporate and political leaders at Regent University, the conservative Christian college founded by religious broadcaster Pat Robertson.
“Islamic terrorists killed more than 500 Americans before Sept. 11. Many people think the first attack on America was on Sept. 11, 2001. It was not. It was in 1993,” said the former New York mayor.
Giuliani argued that Clinton treated the World Trade Center bombing as a criminal act instead of a terrorist attack, calling it “a big mistake” that emboldened other strikes on the Khobar Towers housing complex in Saudi Arabia, in Kenya and Tanzania and later on the USS Cole while docked in Yemen in 2000.
“The United States government, then President Clinton, did not respond,” Giuliani said. “(Osama) bin Laden declared war on us. We didn’t hear it.”
In hindsight, Giuliani said, maybe it’s all clearer now, “but now is now, and there is no reason to go back into denial, and that is essentially what the Democratic candidates for president want to do: they want to go back, to put the country in reverse to the 1990s.
“I’m not blaming anybody back then,” Giuliani said later in the day at a campaign stop at a Jewish temple in Rockville, Md. “What I am saying is, I do blame people after Sept. 11. Now you have to get it.”
And Rudy does get it while Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, et al. do NOT.
Flap can hardly wait for the Rudy vs Hillary debates.
When I have video of today’s speeches I will post it here.
Stay tuned……
Rudy Giuliani, seen here at Ground Zero in October 2001.
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Illegal Immigration Watch: What Awaits Senators When They Return Home
Senate Bill 1639 with a 373 page amendment moved forward today with the support of the following GOP Senators:
Bennett, Utah; Bond, Mo.; Brownback, Kan.; Burr, N.C.; Coleman, Minn.; Collins, Maine; Craig, Idaho; Domenici, N.M.; Ensign, Nev.; Graham, S.C.; Gregg, N.H.; Hagel, Neb.; Kyl, Ariz.; Lott, Miss.; Lugar, Ind.; Martinez, Fla.; McCain, Ariz.; McConnell, Ky.; Murkowski, Alaska; Snowe, Maine; Specter, Pa.; Stevens, Alaska; Voinovich, Ohio; Warner, Va.
Courtesy of the NRO Corner here is what awaits some of these pro-cloture/pro-amnesty Senators from their constituents:
Enjoy and Bye Bye……eventually.
Stay tuned………
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Illegal Immigration Watch: Immigration Bill Advances in the Senate
*****Scroll Down for Updates******
Immigration bill advances in Senate
The Senate voted Tuesday to jump-start a stalled immigration measure to legalize millions of unlawful immigrants.
The pivotal test-vote was 64-35 to revive the divisive legislation. It still faces formidable obstacles in the Senate, including bitter opposition by GOP conservatives and attempts by some waverers in both parties to revise its key elements.
Supporters needed 60 votes to scale procedural hurdles and return to the bill. A similar test-vote earlier this month found just 45 supporters, only seven of them Republicans. This time, 24 Republicans joined 39 Democrats and independent Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman of Connecticut, to back moving ahead with the bill. Opposing the move were 25 Republicans, nine Democrats and independent Sen. Bernard Sanders of Vermont.
But, the next hurdle are the amendments promised to Senators in order to obtain their vote for cloture.
The vote suggested that key senators and White House officials had succeeded — at least for now — in bargaining with skeptical lawmakers for a second chance to pass the bill. Several senators who have been promised votes on their amendments, including Sens. Kit Bond, R-Mo., Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., Norm Coleman, R-Minn., Pete Domenici, R-N.M., John Ensign, R-Nev., and Jim Webb, D-Va., switched their votes to support moving ahead with the measure.
And, then, there is the House……..
As senators were preparing for the showdown vote Tuesday morning, House Republicans meeting privately on the other side of the Capitol were plotting to register their opposition through a party resolution. The measure never saw a vote for procedural reasons, but an attempt to kill it failed overwhelmingly, signaling deep GOP skepticism.
“It’s clear there’s a large number of the House Republicans who have serious concerns with the Senate bill,” said Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio, the minority leader.
Flap handicaps a better than even money chance that this bill passes the Senate with some GOP amendments. What will be the result:
1. A stake in the heart to John McCain’s GOP Presidential campaign
2. A House GOP revolt against President Bush reverberating from domestic to his Iraq War policy.
3. A campaign issue removed from the GOP table and resentment of the GOP by its base and loss of Independent voters in border states.
4. Continued Democrat Control of the Congress for the foreseeable future.
Stay tuned……..
cero dineros to send to the RNC
Update:
The list of GOP Senators to hold accountable:
Brownback
Bond
Burr
Coleman
Ensign
Gregg
McConnell
The complete list of GOP Senators voting for cloture:
Bennett, Utah; Bond, Mo.; Brownback, Kan.; Burr, N.C.; Coleman, Minn.; Collins, Maine; Craig, Idaho; Domenici, N.M.; Ensign, Nev.; Graham, S.C.; Gregg, N.H.; Hagel, Neb.; Kyl, Ariz.; Lott, Miss.; Lugar, Ind.; Martinez, Fla.; McCain, Ariz.; McConnell, Ky.; Murkowski, Alaska; Snowe, Maine; Specter, Pa.; Stevens, Alaska; Voinovich, Ohio; Warner, Va.
Is it time to exit the GOP and form a third CONSERVATIVE PARTY?
Indeed, this may jump start the movement.
Update #2
The American people oppose the Senate Immigration bill:
- Based on what they “have read or heard about all the proposals in the Senate immigration bill,” 47% of Americans oppose the bill; 30% favor it.
- 28% say they oppose the bill because it “goes too far toward helping illegal immigrants;” 15% say the bill “does not go far enough.”
Update #3
The Senate procedures and rules Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will use to RAM through S. 1639 for a Thursday final cloture vote.
Update #4
MM has the 373 amendment to S. 1639 that Harry Reid with help from the GOP will ram through the Senate. See how here.
Happy reading……you know the Senators won’t be reading it.
Looks like S. 1639 is a DONE DEAL in the Senate.
Will the House GOP have the Cojones to stop it? Or will they become ex-members of the House?
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Illegal Immigration Watch: Senate Watch- The Seven Who Could Stop the Senate Immigration Bill
*****Update******
Cloture passed 64-35
The bill goes forward and amendments will be offered and voted upon. Look for a final vote on the bill next week before the July 4th recess.
But, will they?
If you wish to be frustrated, Michelle has the contact information for the seven.
The GOP voter base will be watching the Senate today.
Woe be to the GOP Senator and the National Republican Senatorial Committee should cloture be voted today.
Stay tuned……
Update:
Vote looms at 11:50 AM EDT.
Update #2:
Tony Snow says President misspoke.
Freudian slip?
Also, Speaker Nancy Pelosi has stated that she requires the President to deliver 70 GOP votes in the House to give Democrats “cover” for the bill.
The vote has begun in the Senate.
Stay tuned…….
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How the GOP Wins Race For 2008
Richard Cohen is RIGHT, as he lays the groundwork for the Rudy vs. Hillary Presidential campaign in 2008.
And why Rudy wins.
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Rudy Giuliani Watch: Rudy Continues to Lead in National GOP Polls
The Latest Real Clear Politics GOP National Poll Averages continue to have Mayor Giuliani leading:
The Polls:
The trend-line Graph:
With Rudy continuing to hold onto a precarious lead in national GOP polling, the meteroic rise of Fred Thompson and the early poll leads in Iowa and New Hampshire by Mitt Romney, will the Mayor change strategies and REALLY contend in the early states of Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada?
Or, will the Mayor hope that Romney and Thompson divide votes between the early states and rely on his voter strength in Florida and then move on to Super Tuesday?
Flap hypothesizes the Mayor will bombard Florida with a television/radio media campaign and ignore the early states, hoping to run second or third. With so little time between the contests it would be a crap-shoot for Hizzoner to waste resources on organizing the early states and neglecting the later February 5 contests – particularly California.
Now, the Mayor will continue to fundraise and watch Thompson and Romney duke it out for second place over the summer.
McCain is done because of his position on the Senate illegal immigration bill and his money will DRY UP. Flap predicts he will be out by Labor Day – probably a health excuse.
Stay tuned……
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Giuliani Notes: Thompson 27% Rudy 23% Romney 12% McCain 11% in Latest Rasmussen National GOP Poll
Rasmussen Reports: 2008 Republican Presidential Primary
The biggest question in the race for the Republican Presidential nomination is whether or not former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson can sustain his warm-up act once he becomes an actual candidate. The actor once did what many politicians could never imagine by walking away from a career in the Senate. Now he is on the verge of doing what few politicians can even dream of by entering a race for the White House on top of the polls for his party’s nomination.
Thompson, preparing to formally announce his candidacy, leads the pack in the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey with 27% support. That gives him a four-point advantage over former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani who is currently preferred by 23% of Likely Primary Voters. A week ago, it was Thompson 28% and Giuliani 27%. Two weeks ago, they were tied at 24%. Prior to that time, Giuliani had been on top in every weekly Rasmussen Reports poll for five months.
The GOP NUTS:
The questions for today are:
1. What impact will this week’s Senate vote on the illegal immigration bill be on McCain’s campaign? Will it be the coup de grace?
2. Will Fred Thompson be able to sustain his quick rise as top dog in this race? After all, Fred has NOT even announced his campaign and performed in any debates.
3. If McCain’s campaign continues to crash and burn will a second tier candidate, like Mike Huckabee gain some traction and challenge Romney for third place?
Stay tuned…….
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Day By Day by Chris Muir June 26, 2007