Posted by
David on Tuesday, December 18, 2007 1:19:15 AM
Rudy is not some altruistic, strict constructionist, constitutional purist as he claimed in one debate. He’s simply a money grubbing democrat in republican clothing. (RINO).
NYC owed the Federal government about the same amount that Clinton line item vetoed out of the federal budget for NYC. Rudy, being the immoral (ask all his ex-wives), money grubbing thug that he is, wouldn’t pay it. Clinton, when line iteming out the NYC amount declared that they were even. This was nothing but a war between to giant egos. With the American people as the clear losers.
If Rudy tries to explain this as his altruistic duty to challenge the LIV on constitutional grounds, he’s a dishonest liar (ask all his ex-wives about that character flaw, too). Constitutionality was the grounds on which he sued, but not the motive for taking the action. The motive was money, money, money.
I really see little difference between this issue and the press spilling the beans on the terrorist wiretapping and money tracing techniques used by Bush to try to keep Americans safe. The press spilled the beans on both programs just because they hated Bush and damn the consequences to the American people–if Americans die because the press went public, so what! At least they blew the whistle on W.
How myopic is Rudy? Very!!! Americans, including NYC residents, pay federal income tax. The issue is really a straight forward cost-benefit analysis. If all presidents had the LIV in their arsenals, could they have reduced the federal budget enough to offset the money Rudy got for them? I don’t have the data in my possession, but I believe that the analysis would not be hard to do. The answer has got to be that NYC residents have paid much more federal tax then the $400 million one time benefit Rudy sued Clinton for.
Further, if Rudy manages to become president he won't have the pork-busting LIV he will need to balance the budget. Brilliant Rudy--way to go! What other kind of short-sighted, ego-driven stunts will this clown pull to the detriment of the American people?
These are the kind of brainless things that democrats do. I don’t want a democrat for president, either Hillary or Rudy--there’s really no difference.
You don’t do something just because you can Rudy. You need to think through the consequences first.