Robertson endorses Rudy

Giving Mayor Giuliani yet more street cred among social conservatives.
Robertson: "I thought it was important for me to make it clear that Rudy Giuliani is more than acceptable to people of faith," said Robertson. "Given the fractured nature of the process, I thought it was time to solidify around one candidate." He insisted that while some on the "fringe" of the social conservative movement may see Giuliani as an unacceptable nominee, the "core know better." Robertson said although he and Giuliani disagree on social issues, those disagreements "pale into insignificance" when measured against the import of the fight against global terrorism and radical Islam. "We need a man who sees clearly how to deal with that issue," said Robertson."

A social conservative with sense

That would be conservative leader Gary Bauer.
If the Republican Party nominates Rudy Giuliani, he doesn't want to go the third-party route:
"Veteran conservative leader Gary Bauer of the Campaign for Working Families does not want to follow James Dobson's rejectionist course, which could pave Hillary Clinton's path to the Oval Office. "If [Giuliani] is nominated," Bauer told me, "the leaders of the values voters movement need to sit down and do everything possible to avoid a split that would guarantee a disaster for social, economic and foreign policy conservatism. It would require some serious discussions."

Good for him. I'm not particularly enthralled right now with Governor Romney, but if he became the GOP nominee, it would never enter my mind to start calling for the creation of a third party etc etc etc. I think many other Republicans and conservatives feel the same way.

Is Giuliani a conservative dept

Let's keep looking at what he says. From today's NY Times, addressing conservative economic group: Giuliani "had plenty of harsh words for the Democrats, but he also turned his sights on Republicans in Congress on spending, saying they had become “just like the Democrats as far as spending money is concerned,’’ adding: “Shame on us! Shame on us!”...[he promised] to make “the Bush tax cuts” permanent. He promised to index the Alternative Minimum Tax for inflation. He promised to push for new “tax savings accounts” and “health savings accounts.” And he promised to end “anonymous earmarks” and create a new, “one-page tax form.”
He saved his main zingers for the Democrats, calling the Democratic candidates the “professional spenders” and saying they were, as a class, pushing for “socialized medicine.” He made fun of Senator Hillary Clinton’s idea of a $5,000 bond for newborns – again – saying of the price tag, “Hillary, that’s real money,’’ adding, “you and Bill can’t afford it.”

Doesn't sound like a liberal to me.

Rudy and the Right dept

This will now be a regular feature. So some on conservatives say Giuliani is no conservative.
Well, then, so why for example, as Byron York today points out on NRO, in a Gallup Poll of Republican voters, does Rudy lead among those GOPers who call themselves conservatives? Why does he lead among those who identify themselves as attending church weekly?

Please, let's stop this nonsense that Republicans-and-conservatives-don't-really-know-where-Rudy-stands-yet. Of course they know. He's been campaigning for months.