(CNN) — Republicans should focus on President Barack Obama’s “left-wing” policies and not get sidetracked by “false” issues such as the validity of his birth certificate, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani told CNN on Wednesday. Giuliani lamented the lack of a strong Republican leader who could direct the party’s attention to what he called “the most left-wing agenda … since Roosevelt.” “We don’t have a real leader of the party right now because we don’t have a president, we don’t have presidential candidates,So everybody gets to speak their minds.”
Giuliani criticized Obama’s domestic policies, including the economic stimulus package and proposed overhaul of the health care system, saying they expanded government and threatened economic stability. “I think he has gone much further to the left than I thought he would,” Giuliani said.
He was less critical of Obama’s foreign policy so far, agreeing with the increased military focus on Afghanistan and Obama’s low-key approach to the controversial Iranian election, and the subsequent demonstrations and government crackdown.
Asked about questions by some conservatives about whether Obama is a U.S. citizen, Giuliani laughed and said, “We’ve got better things to do than that.” “I’ve actually seen a birth certificate that kind of satisfies me that he was born in the United States,” he said. “I don’t get the issue. I don’t know why they’re pushing it as far as they are. … To pick false issues like that hurts us more than it hurts the other side.”
Asked if he would run for president again, Giuliani didn’t rule it out. “I don’t know. We’ll see,” he said, adding, “We’ll have to decide that some time at the end of this year.”
Giuliani criticized Obama’s domestic policies, including the economic stimulus package and proposed overhaul of the health care system, saying they expanded government and threatened economic stability. “I think he has gone much further to the left than I thought he would,” Giuliani said.
He was less critical of Obama’s foreign policy so far, agreeing with the increased military focus on Afghanistan and Obama’s low-key approach to the controversial Iranian election, and the subsequent demonstrations and government crackdown.
Asked about questions by some conservatives about whether Obama is a U.S. citizen, Giuliani laughed and said, “We’ve got better things to do than that.” “I’ve actually seen a birth certificate that kind of satisfies me that he was born in the United States,” he said. “I don’t get the issue. I don’t know why they’re pushing it as far as they are. … To pick false issues like that hurts us more than it hurts the other side.”
Asked if he would run for president again, Giuliani didn’t rule it out. “I don’t know. We’ll see,” he said, adding, “We’ll have to decide that some time at the end of this year.”
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