Tomorrow night Barack Obama is speaking in San Francisco at 6:30 at the Bill Graham Civic Center. It may be my only opportunity to see him this election cycle, so I decided to take advantage of it and buy a ticket to the event. Yes, the ticket is the equivalent of a $15 donation to a Obama, and yes, I am now officially a donor of the Democratic party. However, I quickly counteracted the donation with a larger donation of $25 (out of pocket) to Republican front-runner Rudy Giuliani.
Perhaps I will post later in more depth about my reasons for supporting Giuliani. I will admit that one of the largest factors is the unofficial sponsorship of George Will, who said, "His 8 years as mayor of New York City were the most successful episode of Conservative governance in this country in the last 50 years." Giuliani's official website displays the quote prominently on its donation page. This has to be one of the best individual campaigning devices I have ever seen. Any conservative with a familiarity and respect for columnist George Will will automatically be more inclined to support Giuliani after reading the quote. It certainly worked on me.
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Why didn't you donate $9.11???
Your donations to the Republicans don't somehow cancel out your donations to the Democratic party. Are you turning soft on us, Charlie-boy? Now if you ever want to run for office, you'll be seen as a sympathizer. *tsk tsk*
i like all the roadtrip pics,
keep thinkin
What, you aren't going to vote for Ron Paul‽
Part of my conservatism is my pragmatism. As I see it, Giuliani needs my vote more than Paul, who doesn't stand a chance. The ultimate goal in 2008 will be to defeat Hillary, not revert to the gold-standard. One step at a time.. One step at a time..
At least you're getting out there and becoming an informed voter, even if you did "donate" to the Democratic party.
i really like rudy giuliani
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