Wake Up, Fellow Republicans!!!

This party clearly needs a spark. If not, we would not be considering an inexperienced, aloof, politician and actor to be our candidate to lead the free world. Rudy Giuliani has the greatest potential to be that leader, that person who fires up the party. He is an American hero. Although security, the "war on terror" and 9/11 are clearly his battle cries, he needs an additional issue to charge up the party. Otherwise, his campaign will be waiting around for the next terror threat to shine. Such events are (hopefully) out of his control. He cannot run a campaign for President of these United States being dependent upon future threats or tragedies.

This party and this nation need a serious leader in these times. A true and real accomplished statesman with proven abilities, a passion to lead and an impressive set of credentials - not an actor who sits on the sidelines appearing to be toying with the sacred privilege of leading this great nation which might just be the last hope for freedom and liberty in this world.

Giuliani has the populist appeal, and can beat Hilary Clinton because on social issues he leaves her very little from which to distinguish herself, and he has a successful record to which he can cite on cue. He does not need to bolster his national security credentials. He is already perceived as being the candidate with the best, with the sole possible exception of John McCain. In a general election of Giuliani vs. Clinton, the social issues become a wash, and Clinton can be painted as the clear tax-raiser, and as being soft on terror through association with President Bill Clinton.

Still, where is the other battle cry? Where is the other issue which will fire up the base of the party other than the "war on terror?" The Democratic Party has Bush, Cheney and Iraq to fire them up. With these weapons in the Democratic arsenal, and given the fact that every current Republican candidate (inevitably) supported President Bush and the war in Iraq, the Democrats are going to be difficult to beat. Well, this blogger believes that the Republican Party needs to recognize now that it must fire itself up and rally around the only front runner who is actually in the race, and quickly. This means compromise. This means putting some issues on the back burner for 2008 and choosing a candidate with populist appeal who is a centrist. ...a candidate who can diffuse the Democratic finger pointing ...someone who moderate Democrats and independents will not fear. That person is undoubtedly Rudy Giuliani. Get on board now Republicans, or you are simply giving away this election to Hillary Clinton.

The additional spark can be acquired through a consolidation of power. This party needs not one, but two super-star candidates to beat the Democrats in 2008. My sincere hope is that John McCain, who is an undeniable American hero in his own right and Rudy Giuliani will find common ground, accept the unfortunate ’08 odds and begin positioning themselves to eventually run together as a form of double ticket, or “super-ticket.” This country gets fired up by “dream teams.” I hope that all egos can be put aside, and these two can start opening the door open to join forces to defeat the Anti-Bush powerhouse. The patriots vs. the politicians.