John, every pundit who talks up Giuliani as a judicial conservative does so on the basis of two words: “strict constructionist,” an empty mantra the mayor uses all the time. So I don’t think it’s overanalyzing to point out that the guy’s instincts are not those of a judicial conservative. Those instincts may best be revealed in an off-the-cuff moment. And my sense that they are his instincts is corroborated by his record of repeatedly running to court to get the policies he couldn’t get democratically.
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Ramesh Ponnuru is the editor of National Review, a columnist for the Washington Post, and a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.
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