This Is Too Much Baggage For Rudy?

This? Novak must be joking. And if anything, recent events in Congress should lessen the impact of any Giuliani divorce baggage. By today's standards, Rudy is decidedly middle-American on that score. I wonder if the prominent Republican insider mentioned is named McCain?

Prominent Republican insiders say that former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani's presidential ambitions have sustained a blow because of his secondhand relationship to controversy involving Jeanine Pirro, the Republican candidate for attorney general of New York.

Pirro hired Bernard Kerik, Giuliani's friend and former police commissioner, to eavesdrop on her wayward husband. As Westchester County district attorney, in 2004, she hired the Giuliani-Kerik firm.

Giuliani leads national polls of Republican presidential possibilities and has indicated interest in making a run for the White House in 2008. Republicans think Giuliani's connection with Kerik may be one piece of baggage too many for the mayor to carry nationally.

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[CONFUZED]

Funny, I was just discussing this over dinner with friends tonight. I love Ruly but think his pro-choice, gay marriage stance will stop him from getting a nomination. The religious right will not permit this to happen. If he got the nomination, I'd love to see him debate Satan (er, um, Hillary).

[Phoenix]

I'd like to think people would view him as the leader he was during 9/11 and during his time as mayor and thereafter. His being pro-choice and neutral on gay marriage are his personal stances - not things he'd do anything about as president. In a twisted metaphor it's like saying - 'oh, he hates cats..' So all cat lovers would never vote for him. There has to be a reasonable point of departure from leadership ability to one's personal tastes/stances that don't change his ability to be a leader....... ugh... I hate this kind of pettiness.