I’m Supporting Rudy
by Patrick Ruffini :: January 29th, 2007 12:36 pmAs The Fix reported last week, I have signed on to help with Rudy Giuliani’s presidential exploratory committee.
You can read about the mechanics of this a bit further down. But first, I thought I’d say a word or two about how I came to this point as a proud conservative Republican.
When it comes to choosing our next leader, we could do worse than looking to a strong executive with a proven track record. After 2006, we need an outsider, someone who doesn’t speak the language of Washington. In Mayor Giuliani I see my generation’s Ronald Reagan – a uniquely gifted leader who can both articulate and act on first principles
The War on Terror is the defining issue of our time as the struggle against Communism was in President Reagan’s. There is no one I would trust more to continue this fight. Mayor Giuliani’s understanding of the threat is not theoretical or abstract, not did it come in passing on one terrible day. It is visceral, direct, and rooted in thirty years of experience at the highest levels of Federal law enforcement and as the chief executive of the city on the front line of this war.
I lived near New York City through the early Giuliani years. I watched his winning 1993 campaign and how things seemed to change almost overnight when he took office. Nothing he accomplished in those years came through half-measures or trimming his sails. Even then, it warmed my heart to see conservative ideas being applied so clearly and directly to the toughest problems in America. And best of all, it worked. Second only to President Reagan’s two terms, it was quite possibly the best eight year run of any statesman in the last generation.
If you’re convinced, or even a little curious, I hope you’ll join me in signing up as a supporter on JoinRudy2008.com. This is important.
Going forward, I’ll be working as a consultant on new media strategy. This blog will be one of many places that I hope to carry on this discussion. I’m not being paid to blog – but when it’s warranted, I won’t be afraid to state the case. And I’ll do it in an intellectually honest and rigorous way. Everything I’ll write here is exactly what would I write as a volunteer supporter.
I’m truly excited about what 2008 will bring. This will be the cycle that new media really makes it mark. And I hope you’ll join in. If you’re a blogger who’s interested in joining Team Rudy, please leave a trackback to this post or shoot me an email and I’ll be sure to include you.
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