Campaign Crawlers  Rudy Was Not Okay  The most memorable moment
in last night's Republican presidential debate came when the
candidates were asked about Roe v. Wade.  By 5.4.07  Send to
Kindle  The most memorable moment in last night's Republican
presidential debate came when the candidates were asked about
Roe v. Wade. One after another, everyone said what a great day
it will be when Roe is overturned. Then came Rudy Giuliani's
turn.  "It would be okay," he said, almost shrugging.  As Chris
Matthews pressed him into elaborating that he'd leave it to a
judge to determine whether it's appropriate to overturn
precedent, the fundamental dilemma of the Giuliani candidacy was
on full display. A Republican can't win without making peace
with the pro-life movement. But Giuliani can't campaign as a
pro-lifer without being rightly pilloried as an opportunistic
flip-flopper. And while promising not to make Roe a litmus test
is regular ritual in general elections, Giuliani actually means
it: He'll appoint judges who wou