Rudy on non-binding resolutions
GIULIANI: The ones I think have a better understanding of what their responsibility is and are willing to take a risk are the ones who are saying we’ve got to hold back the funds, we’ve got to vote against the war or we’re for the war. And maybe it’s because I ran a government and I tend to be a decisive person. I like decisions. And I think one of the things wrong with Washington is they don’t want to make tough decisions anymore. Nonbinding resolution about Iraq, no decision on immigration, no decision on Social Security reform, no decision on what to do about energy independence, no decision. You know why that happens? Because it’s unpopular.
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This is exactly the sort of thing I like about Giuliani, and I expect that a lot of those who are against the war agree with him on this particular issue as well. The non-binding resolution is merely a way for politicians to posture, without being responsible for any consequences. It is an act of cowardice, not leadership, and the prevalence of this sort of this is, I think, why we tend to elect Governors rather than Senators to the Presidency.
I also think the Republican non-binding support for the war resolutions were of the same stripe, so this isn’t a partisan issue for me.
