In short, Rudy has too many skeletons. Unlike Hillary's, they are his own, not those of his spouse. I'm not counting him out yet, I'm just not ready to go into high gear opposing him just yet.

More Rudy reading: this New York Magazine article from November, 2004 and the book America's Mayor--a free excerpt by Michael Tomasky about Rudy's standing on September 10, 2001 is well-worth re-reading. I also like The Hunchback of City Hall written when Rudy had been Mayor for Six Years. And my earlier post, Giuliani: Could You Just Gag?

Update: A compilation of Rudy quotes is here. A few choice ones:

"Freedom," Giuliani argued, "is about authority. Freedom is about the willingness of every single human being to cede to lawful authority a great deal of discretion about what you do and how you do it." Taking Liberties / Courts, critics fault Rudy on free speech, public access. - New York Newsday 4/20/98.

"I don't regard associations of my people that support me as fascists as a light matter ....But it's ultimately the results that matter." - NY TIMES 6/24/98.

"...the current mayor thinks he's a dictator and does not have sufficient respect, not only for other branches of government, but also for the citizenry and its opportunities to speak out and be heard" -Eliot Spitzer N.Y. Post 10/15/98.

"An exhibition of paintings is not as communicative as speech, literature or live entertainment, and the artists' constitutional interest is thus minimal." - Giuliani appeal brief against street artists having First Amendment protection, Giuliani v Lederman et al and Giuliani v Bery et al, filed with the U.S. Supreme Court 2/24/97.

"Even though there is generally no expectation of privacy in a public space, most people expect freedom from government monitoring when they eat lunch on a park bench or stroll down a street. The growing use of police video monitors in New York City may threaten the free and anonymous nature of public space." - 1/3/98 NY Times Editorial: Police Cameras in the Park.