January 29, 2008
Rudy
Rudy's loser speech -- filled with "self-government," school choice, broadsides against "the central government" -- is better than anything I've heard from him all season.
Indeed. I always felt that the mayor's strength was on economic issues and arguments for freedom. Unfortunately, he made national security his central issue even when the economy became the number one concern of voters (and despite the fact that he has no national security experience). Sorry jk, your man is gone now too. Equally unfortunate is that it seems that my prediction about McCain is starting to come true. The Republican Party as we knew it is dead -- at least until we get a real candidate (hopefully) in 2012. GOP2008 Primary Posted by Harrison Bergeron at January 29, 2008 11:31 PM
"Loser speech." I really enjoy Reason, but I find that phrase offensive. It was a superb and eloquent encapsulation of the things most Reason readers believe. No, Mr. Welch, Rudy and Fred didn't start sounding good when they quit -- rather, you started listening to what they were saying instead of listening for reasons why they weren't perfect libertarian candidates.
Posted by: jk at January 30, 2008 10:52 AM | What do you think? [1]