Karol,

I think its because Rudy doesn't need the t-shirts. When people gather like that, for his speeches, they aren't gathering to hold up signs and wave t-shirts. They're standing there, listening, honestly listening to what he's saying. Hearing his ideas, his beliefs, his concepts. I remember another politician who was like that, I think your brother is named after him.

People don't need to be reminded that Rudy is speaking, whether at CPAC or a deli in West Palm Beach. I'm serious. It was in my local newspaper a few days ago, when Rudy came to visit Florida. He stepped out of the vehicle, at a deli, and he was instantly flooded with people, literally. He couldn't move, with all the pictures being taken, chants of "Rudy for President" and more. About 3 of them were Republicans.

You've lived in New York long enough, to know what he did for that city, for America. As a former New Yorker, I know I still consider him my mayor. Like Reagan, he has Rudy Democrats, alongside a majority of the Republicans support. I honestly think he can win, and beat out Hillary and Obama along the way.

They can't make us quit!

I respect what Giuliani accomplished for this city, but I still can't imagine Rudy weathering an entire presidential campaign.

Remember George Allen?

The media was able to completely anihilate him based upon completely fabricated events, and a term whose derivation no one knew.

Can you imagine what they would do to Giuliani, a candidate for whom they don't even need to invent dirt?

Do the names Russell Harding and Bernie Kerik ring a bell?

How about Christopher Lynn?

Or Christyne Lategano?

I mean, there's an entire series-multiple series, in fact-in the Village Voice devoted to uncovering inculpatory information about his mayoral administration.

All his opponents need to do is get Wayne Barret or Tom Robbins on the phone and it's over.

I just don't see how this presidential campaign of his ever gets off the ground.

Then again, I've been wrong before.

:)