Opinion is divided about whether Rudy Giuliani is a libertarian. Eric Dondero thinks he is, and the rest of the world doubts it very much.
I have scoured Rudy’s biography for any sign of libertarianism, and all I can find is that he successfully evaded being drafted into the slave army that fought in Vietnam. On the other hand, he did so by having his boss at his federal government job certify that he was indispensable.
If Rudy really is a libertarian, he has done a good job of concealing it by pretending to be an authoritarian for the last forty years. Maybe he has had a cunning plan all along and has just acted the part of fascist, busybody so that he can gain power and then reveal his true liberty loving self once he is in the White House. Genius!
His plan? First, work as a federal prosecutor and as a hack in the Justice Department, because nobody would ever suspect a libertarian of taking on such odious positions. Then become a “law and order” mayor, clamping down on adult entertainment and “vice” and harassing pot smokers like never before, because nobody would suspect a libertarian of devoting so much effort to victimless “crimes”. Finally, run for the presidency on a warmongering, interventionist platform because nobody would suspect a libertarian of doing so much to promote the “health of the state”.
A cunning plan indeed.
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Giuliani is certainly no libertarian -- not even the lukewarm sort that Reagan was. But Giuliani did reduce the size and cost of New York City's government while in office. None of the former governors running against him can make the same claim about their states.
For that reason, if Ron Paul were to drop out of the race or lose to Rudy in the primary, I would hold my nose and vote for Rudy. And then run for the bathroom before I upchuck.
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