Your point is well taken. As a life long NYer I too have seen Rudy first hand and close up.
You can know a man by his enemies. Look who is against Rudy and screaming the loudest : Norman Siegel and the ACLU, terrorist lovers and Arafat supporters etc.
Before dismissing a strong candidate like Rudy, people should at least take a good look, and find out what he actually believes, and where he wants to take the country, instead of relying on the left wing MSM to define him.
Absolutely! It's McCain who is the Dems' favorite Republican, not Rudy. The Dems HATE Rudy.