12 thoughts on “Question of the Day”

  1. No. Let’s remember, he was becoming quite unpopular as mayor before he became the public face of a terrible disaster. And since then he seems only able to milk 9/11 for his personal political gain. But none of this matters: there is no way he can win a Republican primary. And since he is not running against Hillary, and would lose if he did, he is destined to be a political curiosity from here out…

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  2. depends on who he is running against. I would vote for him over Gore or Kerry. Probably over Clinton. Would vote for Lieberman over Giuliani, but I can’t imagine Lieberman getting the Dem nomination. Would vote for Warner over Giuliani. Election’s a long time away – we either do or don’t have another giant successful AlQaeda attack before then. We either do or don’t have a generally agreed response to immigration before then. Maybe she (Clinton) shows something other than political calculation in some of her positions, and I find I agree with her… it’s a long time from now.

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  4. I’d like to say yes, mainly because he tends to piss off the right people (from my point of view). I believe, though, that he thinks only one part of “speak softly and carry a big stick” applies to him, so reluctantly, I wouldn’t vote for him. I’d vote for him for mayor again in a heartbeat if he could run. Probably not for senator.

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  5. First, I’ve never voted for a republican and never would. When I lived in Mass. and had to decide between Joihn Silber (dem) and William Weld (rep), I did not vote for the one and only time in my life. So no. As for issues, whree’s health care?

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  6. I didn’t vote for him when I lived in NYC. Why start now?
    I will still never forgive Giuliani for his participation in the race-baiting police protests against the Dinkins administration. From the Voice:
    “Perhaps you remember the sunny day in September 1992, when Giuliani, campaigning for the mayor’s job, was the principal speaker at a booze-fueled protest by 10,000 off-duty cops and their supporters at City Hall. The police were angry at the first African-American mayor of New York, David Dinkins—in particular his proposal to create an independent, all-civilian review board to examine citizen complaints about police rudeness and rough behavior. The word “nigger” was heard loudly several times from the crowd. A number of protest signs called Dinkins a “washroom attendant.” Giuliani in his remarks at the protest, which was organized by the police union, whipped the crowd to even fiercer heights by reciting a list of Dinkins’ policies and, after each one, starting a chant of “Bullshit! Bullshit!” About 1,500 of the demonstrators eventually stormed onto the Brooklyn Bridge and tied up traffic there for an hour. The press recorded all this loveliness.”

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  7. No, I don’t agree with his basic ideology. He is still a conservative, no matter how well he rose to the challenge of September 11th.

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  9. Yeah, I’m not voting for him either. I was just curious if his socially liberal/hero thing would lure some centrist Democrats.
    Politics aside, I don’t think he has the personality for national level politics. He was a real asshole-bully when mayor as many of you commented. I just can imagine him playing nice with Congress or even keeping a hold on his temper long enough to get through the campaign.

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  10. depends on the running mate:
    Guiliani/MCCain would be pretty hard to stop thoguh I would be more liekly to vote for McCain as a president. Arlen Specter would be pretty cool to see.
    But what about Democrats: who is going to step up and run? November as everyone knows gives the chance to get some much needed momentum for the 2008 race. Who honestly is going to be able to step up again?? Maybe a certain Dr. from Vermont? John Edwards? No indications whatsoever from anyone and beign mum doesn;t seem the way to go. Yes, its tactical but being quiet when youare needed doesn;t seem to be the way to go.
    My guess is that Mrs. Clinton isn’t going to run in 2008 rather she’ll wait till 2012 to follow up.

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  11. No. I’d prefer Rudy over McCain as a 2008 candidate, but I remember him as mayor of NYC. I agree with Wendy re Giuliani’s noxious attitude toward race. I also remember his hostility to the First Amendment and his generally unlikeable personality. Granted, there were things I respected about the man, but not enough to make me vote for him. Ever.

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  12. No. He was a masterful local politician. Even if I didn’t agree with him on many, many topics you can’t argue that he didn’t get things done. He is a New Yorker through and through and I loved that about him. I never voted for him but since there are limits to how much damage conservative politics can do on a local scale I think people are much more willing to cross party and idealogical lines in a local election. I know many tried and true liberals, including my husband, who voted for him in the Mayoral election. But I can’t even begin to imagine him having to be diplomatic or finess a foreign dignitary. The whole idea of him as President of the United States is laughable and not in a funny way.

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