They are trying to show him a way to change his mind and not sound like ... well... a liberal NYC politician.
I agree. Rudy's not a dummy. And if he states his case fairly, and makes palatable promises to conservatives as this piece suggests, then I'm inclined to believe him.
I live in the NYC area I'm not aware of one major promise or policy statement that Rudy's made that he's lied about to his constituents.