Thursday, August 23, 2007

The Real Problem With Rudy


For one (very brief) moment let's put aside that fact that we've had a lot of fun at Hiz Honor's expense on this blog.

And let's be serious.

Because this week Time Magazine absolutely positively (with triple exclamation points!) reports the "real" problem of a Giuliani Presidency:
Giuliani's penchant for secrecy, his tendency to value loyalty over merit and his hyperbolic rhetoric are exactly the kinds of instincts that counterterrorism experts say the U.S. can least afford right now.
"Exactly the kinds of instincts that counterterrorism experts say the U.S. can least afford right now."

The Gang of 500 would be wise to remember this the next time Hiz Honor gives (yet another) variation of the following speech on how he ("she" in this particular clip) would use the Office of the President to keep "order" in the world: