"Absolutely not," was the response of Ed Koch, another former New York mayor and a political rival, to the suggestion that Mr Giuliani is a racist. "He's nasty to everybody"
The Economist March 10th 2007 (p.52)
"Let it be one cheerful rational voice amidst the din of mourners and polemics." Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1840. A Brit-in-Helsinki's blog about global politics, climbing, cycling, things that annoy me and other bits of life. But not necessarily in that order.
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Rudy Giuliani
Rudy Guiliani, former mayor of New York, is currently the front runner for the Republican party nomination to contest the 2008 presidential election. He is currently leading John McCain by 25 points in the polls. Yet he remains plagued by suggestions that his convoluted business and personal life will eventually catch up with him. Lexington - the Economist's US editorial page - has this great comment on Rudy:
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