Rudy Giuliani defended President Bush while campaigning in Iowa Friday:

“He will be, I believe, a president who will be viewed by history for this one decision as being a great president…He decided in a flash to put our country on offense against terrorism.”

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While few would agree with Rudy today, I believe he is right. George Bush is a President with a backbone that was the right man for the times.

The question is, will Giuliani be the right man for the times for president as far as the Republican base is concerned? There is no doubt that he is seen as the strongest leader of the GOP candidates, but his views on abortion and gay marriage may keep him from the GOP nod. Ironically, these same views make Rudy the mostly likely candidate to win in the general election.

Rudy’s answer to the concerns is that he will appoint conservative judges. How attractive that promise is to conservative Christians will be the key to the 2008 election.

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Dan England’s posts can also be found at Getting Elected Blogline and Townhall. Dan’s website is GettingElected.com and he is the author of So You Want to Run for Political Office and Welcome to the Real Corporate World. 

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