Pataki "More Liberal Than Clinton"

In the January, 2007, issue of NewsMax magazine the feature story is on Hillary Clinton's possible candidacy for the White House.

In this issue it gives possible Republican challengers to Clinton. Columnist John Mercurio says that potential candidate George Pataki, the Governor of New York, is "arguably more liberal than Clinton on social issues like abortion and gay rights."

Mercurio also said that if former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani were to become the candidate he "could draw heavily from Hillary's base of social liberals." This article also suggests that Hillary could gain support from social conservatives if Giuliani becomes the candidate.

Another Pro Choice Republican

New York Governor George Pataki is yet another possible Republican candidate for President that is pro choice.

In July Pataki vetoed a bill permitting specialized license plates because one of them was a Choose Life plate. He also ordered that all hospitals, including religious ones, give out the morning after pill.

The governor also supported a bill that would spend $100 million dollars of taxpayer's money on the life ending process of embryonic stem cell research. To find out more on Pataki's pro choice stands go here.

It keeps becoming more evident that the GOP is getting farther and farther away from Reagan conservatism.