How, may I ask, did he give blood? We know all he did during the 911 days is walk around and lie to the Fireman risking their lives by telling them that there was no safety risk in the dust and debris floating around. I have neither heard nor seen anything good that this clown has done.

I don't remember him losing any blood. I remember him grandstanding and taking credit for the work of others.

HA gave his blood? What did he scrape his knee getting into his seat at all those Yankee games? He spent 58 hours at yankee games in the 3 months following 911. He spent 22 at ground zero! That tells us something.

This guy just got booed to no end at the Yankee game! Those are New Yorkers speaking! Those are Americans who have experienced him first hand BOOING him! Everytime they put him on the big screen they BOOOOOOOEEEDDD him!!!

He gave blood for his party. When it was time for him to give to his country he got deferments from his political contacts just like most of the 'phony soldiers' running for the republican nomination and repups in general. Willing to send others to bleed and die for the country but when it was their turn to serve they were cowards. Republicans : party before country, corporation before citizen, torture and corruption as long as you make a buck.

Rudy is really creeping me out with all these blood and soil references he keeps making, it reminds me of something but I can't quite put my finger on it ...

And what's conservative about running a campaign at a deficit. Is that how he'll run the country?

Don't know who I can't stand more: Rudy, Mitt or Fred. Anyway, they all deserve each other.

Anyone who supports this administration has given blood! Unfortunately is has been the blood of our soldiers they are all to willing to give.

Wow --- all these commenters seem to have problems; is it a tinfoil senstitivity? Liberals are the best, at least a laugh a day!

Can we all just stipulate that a multiple adulterer, who supports gay civil rights and choice, has deep and on-going ties to mobbed-up and now-disgraced Police boss Bernie Kerik, has a largely unscrutinized (outside of New York) resume, and had the bright idea of locating the NYC disaster center in the already-once-bombed World Trade Center probably will have some rough sledding in Republican primaries?

Mr. 9/11 is a phony only the dimmest bulbs wouldn't spot. But on the bright side, I see him carrying Idaho.

I like all the Ron Paul comments. He is the only true Republican. He wants to end the IRS and Federal income tax. Doesn't get more Republican than that.

What I want to know is how the son of a ex-con (Rudy's dad served time in Sing Sing for armed robbery) was appointed to the #3 spot in the Justice Department and twice elected mayor of New York -- without anyone ever discovering his father's violent criminal record?

It looks like the lunatic Ron Paul supporters have fouled up this message area with their stink. Godspeed, Rudy!

Look, no one on the Republican political scene is without some dirty laundry, none of them are perfect. Who will be the best leader (not politician)? Who will nominate strict constructionist judges? Who will be best on defense, crime, immigration, keeping our streets safe? I am pro-life, pro-traditional marriage- but I think Rudy has demonstrated that he is the most qualified to lead our nation, protect us, and keep a cool head. He is a better choice for leadership than any democratic candidate running- he can beat them all. I trust Rudy can become more conservative on social issues, - Mitt says Mitt has. Regardless, after thirty years of conservative leadership, we've not signicantly changed the rate of abortions in the U.S. That will require something else- a grassroots change of hearts and minds.

Fred Thompson: "The liberal party put out a press release at the time saying he thinks the way we do".

What the hey is Fred Thompson talking about now? Can anyone explain this to me?

If he was a true conservative and republican, he would have never endorsed Mario Cuomo against Pataki, AND

He would have challenged Hillary for the Senate seat, thereby shutting down her hopes of ever being president!!!

He was such a staunch Republican that he endorsed Democrat Mario Cuomo for governor against his own party. What a phony.

Ah, poor Fred Thompson, trying so hard to sound like Ronald Reagan. Notice how he avoids saying "Democratic Party" and instead uses "liberal party"? Bush Republicans usually use the term "Democrat" as both noun and adjective, as in "Democrat Congress" and not the correct "Democratic Congress". What are the poor Democrats to do? I personally like the term "Bush Republicans".

Given the damage Mr Bush has done to the Republican party, who you vote for makes little differance, the grand old party is toast.