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To: skinowski who wrote (194381)	1/27/2007 11:42:08 AM
From: DMaA	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793725

THis in-your-face like it or lump it attitude gets you elected in Nu Yawk. Doesn't fly in the rest of the country. The guy will not kiss anyone's butt

To: skinowski who wrote (194381)	1/27/2007 11:50:14 AM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793725

That's a great article about Giuliani. If he runs, we will see a massive struggle between the Social Conservatives who have control of the party right now and the "Eagle" crowd who are more like me. The problem the Social Conservatives have is that they really don't have a good candidate. And it will take an Eagle to beat the Dem candidate after all that has gone on the for the last two terms. Rudi will be one hell of a good campaigner. Incidently, one of the reasons that the City Journal wrote such a glowing review is that they are the outlet for Manhatten Institute, which Rudy is an intregal part of. The magazine itself says: During the Giuliani Administration, the magazine served as an idea factory as the then-mayor revivified New York City, quickly becoming, in the words of the New York Post, "the place where Rudy gets his ideas." The Public Interest goes further, calling City Journal "the magazine that saved the city.

To: skinowski who wrote (194381)	1/27/2007 4:38:12 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793725

As a mayor, no one "liked" him, but he was very widely respected. His enemies at first tried to paint him as a "devil", but this did not stick. He is a solid leader, and I think he'd probably be a great President. Rudy has some baggage that will come out in the campaign. Not only socially liberal positions on abortion, but personal. On Sept 10th, he was an old goat going through a messy divorce and a menage à trois. Then on Sept 11th he became a national hero. He has a big ego and can't stand to share the limelight. I never liked the way he ran Police Commissioner Bratton out of town because frankly he was too successful and got too much attention. I'll wait and see how he performs. Presidents need to be team builders. So far I don't think much of either Rudy or McCain on that score.