Rudy’s judicial “out”reach
Rudy Giuliani hit some speedbumps in his outreach to social conservatives this week both in Iowa and nationally. First, according to friends of the Cooler who attended the Iowa Christian Alliance’s annual spring event last night in Dallas County, Rudy Giuliani’s campaign was missing in action. Many of the 2008 candidates had tables in the foyer including: Huckabee, Brownback, McCain, Romney, even Duncan Hunter and Tom Tancredo. Rudy Giuliani’s campaign on the otherhand was absent.
As we’ve reported here, Rudy Giuliani has acquired a staff in Iowa. They’ve been making phone calls and have been present at a couple events in the last few weeks. It seems strange that they would skip that event. To rub salt in the wound the keynote speaker specifically mentioned the importance of supporting candidates that are pro-life. You would think this is a group Rudy would be targeting, not ducking.
Then Politico piled on. Reporter Ben Smith has this must read article about the not-so constructionist judges Rudy was appointing in New York. Here are some particularly damning passages.
A Politico review of the 75 judges Giuliani appointed to three of New York state's lower courts found that Democrats outnumbered Republicans by more than 8 to 1. One of his appointments was an officer of the International Association of Lesbian and Gay Judges. Another ruled that the state law banning liquor sales on Sundays was unconstitutional because it was insufficiently secular.
A third, an abortion-rights supporter, later made it to the federal bench in part because New York Sen. Charles E. Schumer, a liberal Democrat, said he liked her ideology.
International Association of Lesbian and Gay Judges huh?
How is that going to play in Sioux County….
As we’ve reported here, Rudy Giuliani has acquired a staff in Iowa. They’ve been making phone calls and have been present at a couple events in the last few weeks. It seems strange that they would skip that event. To rub salt in the wound the keynote speaker specifically mentioned the importance of supporting candidates that are pro-life. You would think this is a group Rudy would be targeting, not ducking.
Then Politico piled on. Reporter Ben Smith has this must read article about the not-so constructionist judges Rudy was appointing in New York. Here are some particularly damning passages.
A Politico review of the 75 judges Giuliani appointed to three of New York state's lower courts found that Democrats outnumbered Republicans by more than 8 to 1. One of his appointments was an officer of the International Association of Lesbian and Gay Judges. Another ruled that the state law banning liquor sales on Sundays was unconstitutional because it was insufficiently secular.
A third, an abortion-rights supporter, later made it to the federal bench in part because New York Sen. Charles E. Schumer, a liberal Democrat, said he liked her ideology.
International Association of Lesbian and Gay Judges huh?
How is that going to play in Sioux County….
posted by Caucus Cooler at 3/01/2007
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