[firebrand]

I heard him speak recently and he was terrific. He was more forceful, direct, and serious than I've ever seen him before. I always thought he had enough gravitas, but now he has more. Then, in answer to a question from the audience, he did a hilarious bit on how to answer a liberal.

[stanz]

As we all know, Rick Lazio's abilities are grossly underrated. If his campaign staff served him better, he would have beat that POS. BTW, Rudy Giuliani is a hard act to follow.