All About the Money
Here's what Marc Rotterman, a southern political operative who is supportive of Giuliani's presidential efforts, told me about why he's earning support from Republicans across the country.
"You got to put him in the top tier going into the game," said Rotterman. "I think it's very serious."
"I think after the recent elections, the Republican Party is looking for a leader who is fiscally conservative, who has the ability to pull people together and who can communicate correctly with the American people."
When asked how Rudy was able to attract big Texas donors, Rotterman said that they were responding in particular to his success in implimenting a fiscally conservative agenda in New York.
"I think spending is going to be a key issue in 2008, in scope and size of government."
--Jason Horowitz
The only thing fiscally conservative about Rudy is his own spin. As the researchers go forward, it will become quite clear how he spent the city's coffers dry using funds intended for city workers' pensions and capitalizing everything in sight. He was a fiscal nightmare and should not be allowed to run on his fiscal conervatism.