Monday, March 12, 2007

Vitty likes Rudy 

It's fun to see the conservative displeasure over Senator Vitty-cent's endorsement of Rudy Giuliani for President. We'll have a lot of fun over this endorsement as Rudy's '08 campaign unfurls, but one thing I want to note is that in the interviews today, Vitty-cent said he has "a lot of confidence" in Rudy's ability to appoint great judges. He gives Rudy a pass on his (somewhat) liberal social stances by asserting that Rudy would appoint qualified, non-activist judges, which Vitty believes is a defining issue for the upcoming President.

So, to be clear, David Vitter thinks Giuliani's excellent appointments set him apart from the pack.

Two words: Bernard Kerik.

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Update: Adrastos has more.

Here's a fun video for Southern Conservatives:

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posted by oyster @ 11:07 PM
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What the hell is his angle? Vitty-Cent does nothing without something in return.

By Blogger Donnie McDaniel, at 1:28 AM  

When I saw Vitter on TV, He emphasized Giuliani's "strong" leadership after 9/11. I suspect he's helping to foster the hero of 9/11 myth to make Blanco and possibly Nagin look bad by comparison. Or just help foster some absurd notion that Repubs showed strong leadership after 9/11 -- they grabbed a bullhorn after order was restored-- and Dems were weak after Katrina.

Or maybe he's just trying to hitch his wagon to a rising star.

By Blogger bayoustjohndavid, at 7:44 AM  

I have to agree with your later sentiment, David.

Vitter is just not that smart. To me, his biggest negative is that he is really a second (third?) rate Senator who will never reach the prominence of a Bennett Johnson, John Breaux, etc. Same goes for Mary, except she seems to at least have better advisers. Vitter seems to have two strategies: brown nosing and not-brown nosing.

By Blogger celcus, at 8:42 AM  

Thanks, celcus.

That crappy picture of Vitter's strategies will unfortunately not be easily forgotten. 8-S

By Blogger Leigh C., at 11:57 AM  

I'm sure it's mostly the latter. Shortly after I made that first comment I heard Jim Brown engage in the speculation. He even used the same cliche and actually speculated that Vitter might be angling for a place on the ticket -- I'm not making this up.

But I suspect that the first line of reasoning entered his head. These Mayberry Machiavellis (bayou Byzantines?) have nothing better to do with their time than try to dream up stupid non-existent angles. Remember, this is the same bunch that dreamed up reelecting Nagin to make the GOP look better.

By Blogger bayoustjohndavid, at 7:44 PM