Rudy Gets It

“My 12 commitments to the American people are:

1. I will keep America on offense in the Terrorists' War on Us.
2. I will end illegal immigration, secure our borders, and identify every non-citizen in our nation.
3. I will restore fiscal discipline and cut wasteful Washington spending.
4. I will cut taxes and reform the tax code.
5. I will impose accountability on Washington.
6. I will lead America towards energy independence.
7. I will give Americans more control over, and access to, healthcare with affordable and portable free-market solutions.
8. I will increase adoptions, decrease abortions, and protect the quality of life for our children.
9. I will reform the legal system and appoint strict constructionist judges.
10. I will ensure that every community in America is prepared for terrorist attacks and natural disasters.
11. I will provide access to a quality education to every child in America by giving real school choice to parents.
12. I will expand America's involvement in the global economy and strengthen our reputation around the world.”

Signed: Rudy Giuliani

Kudos, Rudy Giuliani!

Regardless of philosophy or ideology, why is it not time for every candidate for President of the United States to provide their unique list of personal commitments to the American people – not only what they will endeavor to do, but what they pledge they will not do? I would also like to see added to Rudy Giulani's list a few statements that begin with “I will not ….”

Every politician, who has any desire of being elected to public office, at any level of government, should be willing to provide specific written commitments to those citizens from whom they are seeking votes. With a similar yardstick of measurement from each candidate, not so much a platform as a pledge, voting citizens will have some basis to know if a candidate is a con-artist serving self-interest, pursuing an ideological agenda of special interests, a fugitive from a psychiatric ward, or truly serving the interests of the nation and fellow United States’ citizens.

Many politicians currently refuse to reveal their agenda, or attempt to conceal it in ambiguous terms. For example, will Hilrya Rodhamovich Clintonov will once again seek to nationalize healthcare? Will John McCain seek to legalize the presence of 20 million illegal aliens in the United States and fund their social needs at taxpayer expense? Will Barrack O’bama attempt to end racial discrimination in any form at every institution in America, or will he expand preferences for selective “minorities,” given that he embraces the "black only" racist precepts of his church and pastor. Will John Edwards initiate national tort reform and put an end to destructive frivilous litigation? Will Al Gore pursue a global warming agenda? Will Mitt Romney support homosexual marriage or attempt to implement a form of socialized medicine as he did in the State of Massachusetts?

One thing is for sure, the competition between Senator John McCain and Governor Mitt Romney will probably become increasingly caustic in the months ahead, to the disadvantage of Mitt Romney. Either McCain believes in the fantasy that he still has a chance for the Republican Party's presidential nomination, or he is maliciously determined to take Mitt Romney and maybe the United States down with him.

Which of the candidates recognizes the growing peril to the United States the longer the Islamic Wars are allowed to fester without decisive victory? Few seem to recognize the mortal danger from Islam. Which of the candidates will provide Israel with any and all measure of needed support? None have said as much. Which candidate would withdraw from the Middle East and in doing so, waste the ultimate sacrifice of the thousands of soldiers wounded and killed, not to mention the genocide that would almost certainly follow a withdrawal? Which candidate will propose that we “win” in this millenium's Islamic Wars and let the military do whatever it takes to get the job done without interference from the media, politicians, and lawyers? Only Rudi Giuliani has declared that we must win.

Which candidate will indemnify American soldiers from persecution (short of their having committed an abhorent atrocity) for doing their job to the best of their ability within realistic rules of engagement provided by their superiors? No candidate has been willing to provide anything close to that kind of leadership support. Which presidential candidate will not try to "manage" the war from the White House, a political feat that has doomed every military engagement since WWII (except Grenada and Panama)? The record of lost or abandoned armed conflicts since WWII, after expending thousands of American lives (e.g., Korea, Vietnam, Desert Storm, Bosnia, Somalia) speaks for itself.

Which candidate will build the border fence, which just happens to be the least expensive and most efficient of every conceivable alternative to control illegal migration? Which candidate for President of the United States will seek out and prosecute the fraudulent use of Social Security identification numbers and stolen identities? Which candidate would enforce all existing federal laws, including immigration laws?

How can a candidate profess that they will defend America from terrorism, foreign invasion, and criminal victimization by illegal aliens - when they support an open-borders agenda? Which candidate will support enforcement and defense of United States borders rather than allow zealot prosecutors to persecute the Border Patrol?

Which candidate will shrink the size and scope of government, reducing taxes and costly regulation in the process? Which candidate will commit to restoring constitutional government? Which candidate cares more about the United States of America than himself?

Which candidate will pledge to hold the New York Times, individual Congressmen, and staff members, accountable for revealing classified information or engaging in sedition and treason? Who among the candidates will support equal justice under the law for all Americans instead of a two-tiered system favoring the elites? Who among the candidates will listen to the will of the people? It is one thing to hold Washington, D.C. accountable and quite another to shrink Washington, D.C., a voracious and arrogant ogre which is attempting to control and regulate every waking moment of every American citizen.

The Bill of Rights and private property are all but gone. Which candidate will restore liberty to its fullest extent?

Which candidate will support the 2nd Amendment without attempting to further limit the constitutional right to bear arms? Which candidate will take the profound steps necessary to stem the flow of corporations fleeing this nation’s government, taking with them American technology and jobs? Which candidate will reduce government regulation and taxation being used by Congressmen principally to enrich themselves? Which candidate will make the committment to put an instant end to the insanity of a North American Union?

Give Rudy Giuliani credit. He gets it, and he just may be the only one who does.

Most of the candidates for President of the United States probably could not articulate, in the correct order, the Bill of Rights - even if it was their last conscious act. I would confidently wager Rudy Giuliani can. I wouldn't bet against Mitt Romney. Mr. Giuliani, if you will add to your list a few of the things you promise not to do, and you will have not only my vote, but more votes than you can count.

Peter S.

Red State Patriot: If you share the values expressed by Rudy Giuliani, you are encouraged to validate your support for these principles by signing the petition posted at: http://www.joinrudy2008.com/commit.php

Posted June 13, 2007 12:07 PM
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