Posted on 03/31/2005 8:02:16 PM PST by Crackingham
Former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani said Thursday that he has not ruled out running for governor or president, but he offered no specifics on what his political future might hold.
"I haven't ruled it out and I haven't ruled it in," a relaxed-looking Giuliani said Thursday at a news conference to announce a venture with a big Texas law firm. "I don't know the answer to that until the future."
Giuliani, whose political stock soared as he led New York through the horror of the Sept. 11, 2001, assault on the World Trade Center, is a leader in national polls for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination. Politicos also are raising the possibility that Giuliani may have his sights set on the governor's mansion next year.
At a Westchester County Republican fund-raiser later Thursday, Giuliani gave a speech in which he praised President Bush and Gov. George Pataki, saying the GOP is "the party that spreads freedom a little bit more." He refused to take questions from reporters.
Giuliani announced Thursday that he will open a New York office for the 60-year-old Texas-based law firm Bracewell & Patterson, which has been renamed Bracewell & Giuliani.
"For me it's returning to my roots," said Giuliani, 60, who began his career as a lawyer. "People who know me are not surprised. They know how much I enjoy practicing law and how much I have missed it."
Crap.....
We could do worse... but not my first choice.
g owes us one.
he shoulda been the u.s. senator from ny now.
he should run in 2006 and eliminate mrs. clinton from the u.s. senate, and thus, effectively from the u.s. presidency.
I have a better chance of being elected President than he does.
He should.
I've ruled out voting for a pro abortion gun grabber.
He should rule it out.
OMG, is that really Rudy in drag? Ewwwwww.
I like Rudy, but NOT for president. I think he should run against Hillary in '06.
G has waaay too many skeletons in his closet. He's smart enough to quit while ahead.
Yah, he showed up at a new years party in drag, it was a huge news event back then.
Some ultra-conservatives might get their panties in a bunch over it, but I think it shows the guy has a sense of humor.
That said, he isn't my choice for President, although I do hope he runs for Governor.
Rudy....YOU can be PRESIDENT of NEW YORK....but, NOT of the U.S.....I really don't think he's what we need!
It wasn't a new year's thing, it was the annual press thing where the pols perform skits and sing.
Exactly - RUN FOR SENATE OR RUN FOR GOVERNOR OR DONT RUN AT ALL.
Maybe he hasn't ruled out for running, but I've ruled out voting for him! McLame too....
2008: Keep the RHINOS away....
Rudy is more liberal than I would like, but he is a class act. I would enthusiastically support him.
In May, 2002, one of the high schools in Somerset County, PA, invited him to be the graduation speaker. Somerset County is where American Airlines Flight 93 crashed on September 11, 2001. Mr Guiliani accepted the invitation and brought along an entourage of other NYC officials from that day with him. During the commencement exercises, he was subjected to a snotty valedictorian address, which was directed at the school administration and parents (not at Mr G or national issues), and I am told that he responded firmly and appropriately.
Yeah, his politics are further to the left than we FREEPERs would like, but I think that the Republic would be in good hands were he the Chief Magistrate.
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