Jonah Goldberg writes today:

In the eyes of his conservative detractors — among whom I’ve long counted myself — McCain has a maddening habit of proving his political independence by winning accolades from the New York Times editorial board. On campaign finance reform, global warming and opposition to tax cuts, the “maverick” has too often racked up points by scoring against his own team. Sometimes he stands to the right of the GOP, sometimes to the left, but always he seems to relish breaking ranks for its own sake.

It’s an annoying habit, but conservatives should consider their other options. By any measure, Rudy Giuliani is the more liberal candidate — indeed, the most liberal serious candidate Republicans have fielded in decades. But because Giuliani made the right enemies — chief among them those vexatious New York Times editors — conservatives respect him, even though they disagree with him on almost everything. And they give the cold shoulder to McCain, who agrees with them on most of the important things.

McCain’s been a consistent pro-lifer…

If people like Jonah Goldberg think that abortion ranks highest among the issues that need addressing in the 2008 election, then I don’t know what to say, or do for that matter. Should I pull a Democratic ballot and vote for Bill Richardson, or vote as planned for Giuliani? Thankfully, despite all the grenades being thrown Rudy’s way, he still leads in the polls, which tells me that the public seems to have its priorities in order, and the establishment, both press and party, doesn’t much care for Rudy.

Those are two good reasons for me to vote for him.

Read Jonah Goldberg.

UPDATE: Goldberg’s comments seem even more stupid in light of this. (via hotair)

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