I heard a self-professed pro-life congressman on the radio today endorse Rudy Giuliani, on the argument that he is the best chance among Republican candidates to beat Clinton and to advance the cause of the Pro-Life Movement. The congressman, who's known Giuliani for 40 years, proclaimed his trust that Giuliani would keep his word to appoint only strict-constructionist judges.
Aside from my suspicion that Giuliani has no clear concept of what strict-constructionist means, and my general skepticism of Giuliani's capacity to keep his promises, I've become fed up with this reasoning that we have to support the most electable candidate over those who live, defend, and promote virtue. I don't expect perfection from my public servants--although an Aragorn would be nice--but continuously settling for the most likely to win is a sure way to wind up with a hodge-podge batch of mediocrities from which to choose.
As it is the quality of choices and not the quantity of choices that defines our freedom, having to choose between not-very-good-one and not-very-good-two is an affront to our freedom.
We can do better that Clinton and Giuliani. I hope we do. We have freedom in this country! Let's use it well!
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