bczoom said:
Agreed that 9/11 put him in the spotlight but that gave him an opportunity to show his true colors and his leadership skills under adverse situations. Let's momentarily compare him and his actions under extreme conditions to let's say another mayor. Maybe New Orlean's mayor Nagin.
I'd argue that it was eaiser for Giuliani to handle the crisis of N.Y. You have a common enemy of the nation who attacked U.S soil. The attack was quick and unnanounced, and was kept in an immediate area. Once the threat was over, you could deal with the damage. People pulled together as a nation, and it was Giuliani who was in the spotlight of other peoples heroics. It was up to Giuliani to screw it up, which he didn't do.
Before the attack on 9/11, Giuliani wasn't doing so well via personal opinion/polls. However, if history presents luck to a man, it's up to the man to take advantage of it, which Giuliani did very well with 9/11.
Nagin is just a clusterfiasco, particularly after the fact.
I think if Giuliani didn't have his "baggage", he'd probably be it for the republican party. Ironic that is was in part due to him (Giuliani) that Clinton is where she is at.
Ironic as well that with the personal lives of some of the front running Republicans, they remind me more of the Democrats who the Republicans are so used to bashing when it comes to morals and the personal choices you make in your life.
God help us all, we may need it.