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"He saved New York City. Twice."

It is true, it is 100% true. And the first time, he did it single-handedly. I grew up in Manahttan, and have lived in the NY Metro area for nearly every single day of my life. NYC was truly teetering on the edge of the abyss. Giuliani pulled it back, throught the force of sheer will, it seemed to me. He was called a racist, a Nazi, every slur in the liberal book, but he never even blinked.

I disagree with him on many issues, but to me he'll always be a hero because he saved my beloved city. As the man says, not once, but twice.

I would vote for him for anything. There is no question that Cheney will NOT run for president. Putting Rudy on the ticket now, and thereby making him the presumptive candidate in 2008 is OK by me. However, he is very bad on the pro-life, etc. issues, and that may alienate the base. Plus, I know NY Dems who love Giuliani, but they wouldn't vote for him.

Rudy cannot be added to the Bush ticket as a "successor" candidate for 2008, for a number of reasons even aside from his political views. Consider the following:

1. The U.S. has never elected a bald president since the dawn of the "television era" in politics.

2. This country will never elect a candidate with a speech impediment to the White House, either.

3. This country will never elect a New Yorker of Italian descent to the White House.

In fact, Giuliani stacks up so miserably in all these areas that any political strategist who even thinks of him as a winning candidate is out of his mind.