Poor Rudy Giuliani. The man hasn't had the best week -- and John McCain probably made it a lot worse today. In his post-Super Tuesday press conference, the straight-talker made sure to thank the other men on stage with him, Senator Lindsay Graham and Senator Joe Lieberman, and two prominent recent supporters, Florida Governor Charlie Crist and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. But the name "Rudy Giuliani" was conspicuously absent -- like the man himself, who was, oddly, a fixture at McCain's side in the days following Giuliani's endorsement of McCain.
Watch it:
You'd think that McCain would want to take extra care to thank Rudy. The man has put his ego and the remaining political clout he has behind his former rival. It was only a week ago when Rudy limped out of the ashes of what was once the "front-runner" campaign to endorse McCain. Not only did he endorse his former rival, but he campaigned for him...in states that McCain won last night! He also went along as McCain's sidekick on the "Tonight Show" and he stood next to his candidate while Schwarzenegger was endorsing him. They spent enough time of the last few days together that you'd think he'd have a lot of Rudy on the brain.
The bigger question is why did Giuliani spend so much time with McCain? One would guess that Giuliani wants to be McCain's vice president. But Giuliani deflated that idea when he was making his way to endorse McCain last week. He told reporters,
"I am not seeking any position in government," he said. "I am going to be a very enthusiastic and active supporter of John McCain. I have offered, anything he or his campaign believe I can do, I will do for them."
The New York Times' blog "The Caucus" runs two plausible theories for why Rudy is spending so much time with McCain:
1. Mr. Giuliani doesn't want to leave the limelight.
2. Mr. Giuliani doesn't want to go home and face the letdown of no longer being on the trail and/or the potential difficulties in rebuilding his business.
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"RUDY Giuliani escorting John McCain, his wife, Cindy, Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, and Gov. Charlie Crist of Florida, into Fresco, where the regulars whipped out their cellphones to take pictures..."
http://www.nypost.com/seven/02072008/gossip/pagesix/sightings_______sightings_821573.htm
http://politicalhumor.about.com/od/funnypictures/ig/Funny-Pictures-of-the-Week/McCain-Hugging-Bush.htm
Now, if McCain could only distance himself from that blithering idiot George W. Bush...
Ohg
http://thefiresidepost.com/2008/02/07/evangelicals-republicans-two-tar-babies/
I feel much younger since you've gone,
Try to realize there's no point holding on.
How could you put me through this hell,
Then say you meant no harm to me,
Nevermore shall I speak you name,
Now, get lost and leave me be!
Just don't vote for him.
Rudy will go home to piles of money. Although most of New York hates the guy (see the Times endorsement for laughs), so... 'home' might be somewhere new. He seemed to like Florida, but then they didn't really like him back... what's a crime-fightin' super-hero to do?
McCain wants some of that youthful Jomentum!
3. Mr. Giuliani doesn't want to go home and face Judi. She was dying to wear her tiara at all those inaugural balls. She is not going to be happy with the way things turned out for her and her "high-testosterone" husband