The Candidates
From Jennifer Rubin:
Steven Calabresi, Professor of Law at Northwestern University and co-founder of the premiere conservative legal organization, The Federalist Society, who previously backed Rudy has now endorsed John McCain. In an e-mail to me he explained:
I have endorsed Senator McCain and think he would be an excellent president because he is tough on foreign policy, committed to spending restraint which is the key to small government, and because he has consistently voted for good judicial nominees in tough fights like Robert Bork and Clarence Thomas. I am not troubled by his role as a member of the gang of 14 because I think the compromise he forged got us cloture on Roberts and Alito and produced three excellent lower court judges: Bill Pryor, Janice Rogers Brown, and Priscilla Owen.
Conservative legal scholar and former Solicitor General Charles Fried, another ex-Rudy supporter, also informed me that he “immediately, readily and enthusiastically switched to McCain” after Rudy dropped out.
January 31st, 2008 at 10:24 pm
Wow he must have been a real devoted endorser of Rudy if he was excited to switch.
January 31st, 2008 at 10:30 pm
gradmaT,
eah Rudy must have really been bad.
Just Kidding, I much prefer romney going against Rudy I think, Because Rudy would be a much better choice.
January 31st, 2008 at 10:38 pm
Funny. You didn’t seem to consider the ideas of the “premiere conservative legal organization” worth much when Fred had the endorsement of a majority of its co-founders. Well, I think those endorsements have gone to Romney anywasy. I know that David Macintosh’s endorsement went to WMD after FDT dropped out.
disclosure: I’m a full member of the Federalist Society.
January 31st, 2008 at 10:38 pm
oops, I meant WMR, not WMD.
January 31st, 2008 at 10:44 pm
lol… WMD
February 1st, 2008 at 4:38 pm
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