Giuliani to Run for President in 2008?

From Robert Novak at TownHall.Com:

Well-connected public figures report that they have been told recently by Rudolph Giuliani that, as of now, he intends to run for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008.

The former mayor of New York was on top of last month's national Gallup poll measuring presidential preferences by registered Republicans, with 29 percent. Sen. John McCain's 24 percent was second, with former House Speaker Newt Gingrich third at 8 percent. National polls all year have shown Giuliani running either first or second to McCain, with the rest of the presidential possibilities far behind.

Is Giuliani Too Liberal for Conservatives?

Many pundits wonder if Rudy isn't too liberal for conservatives, especially when it comes to primary voters in my home state of South Carolina. I would ask: Is a mayor who cleaned up New York city, dropped the crime rate at the same time he dropped the tax rate, kept a lid on wasteful city spending AND kept his city going at a time of it's greatest peril not a conservative? (Rudy's Record here.)

The only candidate with whom I have absolutely no disagreement would be if I ran myself.

During the past year, Mike's America has undertaken numerous reflections on the qualities of leadership displayed by the late President Reagan. I invite you to watch the speeches of Rudy Giuliani online here. In his speech to the United Nations shortly after September 11th what qualities of leadership do you see? He has consistently displayed the same Reaganesque qualities in all of his public speeches, including his address to the Republican National Convention in 2004.

For more on Rudy, visit Draft Rudy Giuliani.Com.

Mike's America Straw Poll: Your Vote Counts!

Now, it's still early goings. It's difficult to know how many GOP candidates will declare themselves over the next year. Polling Report.Com has a multitude of early preference polls. But let's do it a bit differently. Each reader is assigned five points to award to candidates in any allotment they desire. For example, you could award all five points to a single candidate or one to each of five, or three for one, two for another. Got it?

The following is the top list of names for possible candidates. You may of course assign your points to names not on the list (though Mike's America will decline the nomination, so please do not vote for me):

Condoleezza Rice
John McCain
Rudy Giuliani
Mitt Romney
Newt Gingrich
Bill Frist
Jeb Bush
George Pataki
George Allen
Tom Tancredo
Sam Brownback
Chuck Hagel
Mike Huckabee