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My recent quest to find a Republican candidate for President that I can support, has ended in anger and frustration. I've never been one to vote Democrat, being a Catholic conservative, but lately I feel as though not a single cadidate on either side of the party lines, is worthy of the Presidency. Senator Barack Obama not included. I actually like him, yet I have issues with his issues on abortion.
While John Edwards is busy campaigning for President (and wife Elizabeth battles cancer), Rudy Giuliani welcomes the idea of his wife, Judith, sitting in on White House Cabinet meetings and other policy discussions should he be elected President.
The Washington Post reports that Giuliani, former New York City mayor, told Barbara Walters during the 20/20 interview if Judith wanted to, and the meetings "were relevant to something she was interested in" he would be very comfortable with the idea.
Guiliani is currently leading the Republican party very early in polling. He said his wife is very important to him and one of his most important advisers. Judith Giuliani is a nurse and she said she may play a role in creating and developing a health care plan in the Giuliani administration.
I'm having an episode of deja vu. The "Hillary Care" fiasco of 1993 springs to mind, as well as many questions.
In a campaign where candidates John Edwards and Mitt Romney willingly explain their families' health issues (and it almost seems to work for their political agendas), is it okay to allow a president to bring in his wife to create policy in government? Will "Judy Care" be any better than Hillary Clinton's attempt, which was well received by liberal politicians and many Americans who said health care was the most important issue facing the country?
Health care is potentially the number one problem and concern in our country. Millions of families and children and elderly, are without basic health insurance.
The plan created by Hillary Clinton in 1993 seemed like a sure thing, able to pass through the Democratic-controlled Congress, but conservatives and libertarians, and the insurance industry criticzed Clinton's "Health Security" plan, claiming it was overly bureaucratic and restricted patient choice.
One would think Judith Giuliani working in the health care field would bring a certain advantage to Giuliani's campaign. She looks good on paper, but can she walk the talk?
With the recent tabloid release of her marital history, will Americans be able to trust her? Both Rudy and Judith have been married three times and divorced twice. While a marriage "rap sheet" shouldn't be used as a bias, conservative Americans may be quick to write off any serious campaign efforts, claiming the Giulianis have no family values.
Rudy Giuliani admits he's not perfect and makes mistakes. Honesty is always the best policy, but in a presidential election, admissions such as these tend to create skeptic voters. If we look back on recent history, marital discourse in the White House isn't something Americans take lightly.
Giuliani isn't the only Republican candidate to be married three times. New Gingrich has also had marital troubles and has been accused of having an affair with a woman during the time of the Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky sex scandal. Only recently, during a conservative talk radio interview did Gingrich respond bluntly, "Well the fact is that the honest answer is yes."
Getting my elephants in a row, Arizona Senator John McCain is the third candidate with a record of marital troubles. During his first run for the White House he stated, "Let me say that I am responsible for the breakup of my first marriage."
As a conservative myself, I find it hypocritical the way certain Republican, conservative politicians (Gingrich), are playing with fire.
Like health care, the "sanctity of marriage" is a hot button issue with Americans, mainly on the conservative right.
Many Republicans and conservatives are against gay marriage (Giuiliani and McCain being the exceptions in this race) and yet these same politicians participate in extra-marital affairs and head quickly to divorce court.
I feel like my values are bing mocked. It's okay to cheat on your husband or wife, but it's not okay to allow gay marriage? Hypocrisy.
Former President Bill Clinton is looking like a saint now, in comparison. Sure, he cheated, but he stayed married! The irony...
2008 may be the first year I do not vote at all and
