Giuliani to Reveal Five-Star Conservative Judicial Advisory Panel

FOXNews reports on Rudy's latest lame-ass attempt to woo conservative voters:

WASHINGTON — GOP frontrunner [ED.: That's debatable. See Thompson, Fred D.] Rudy Giuliani will unveil his "Justice Advisory Committee" this week on a two-day swing through heavily Republican western districts of [Iowa], home of the first presidential caucuses in 2008.

The committee signals an important moment for building his relationship with social conservatives a he tries to convince skeptical Iowans he can compete seriously in the caucuses.

Former U.S. solicitor general under President Bush, Ted Olson, will chair the panel. Former Bush administration Deputy Attorney General Larry Thompson and filibustered judicial nominee Miguel A. Estrada will be among the "who's who" of conservative legal and judicial advisers to Giuliani. [ED.: All people for whom I have had admiration in the past, the very fact that these folks are supporting Rudy now causes me to question their judgment.]

Giuliani hopes to reassure the GOP that he will appoint conservative judges and run a judicially conservative administration...

My Comments:
Conservatives who are pro-life and/or care about the future of the federal judiciary aren't going to buy this latest dog and pony show from Rudy.

In the end, there's only one "advisory panel" that really matters, and that's the U.S. Senate with its constitutional role of "advise and consent". Assuming the Democrats retain control of the Senate, what's important is that we have a President who will fight for originalist and/or strict constructionist judges. We need to be able to trust that the person we elect President will go to the mat in order to move the judiciary in the right direction.

The very fact that Giuliani, because of his liberal policy preferences, feels the need to go to such lengths to convince us that he's right on judges is all the proof we need that he is not, in fact, trustworthy on the issue.