Before 9/11, I had a low opinion of Rudy Giuliani. After 9/11, I had a much higher opinion of Rudy Giuliani. Since then, it's dipped back below the pre-9/11 level…and he sure hasn't helped matters by wrapping himself in that awful day and trying to get so much Teflon out of it. Worse, he seems to have a candidacy that has nothing else going for it but his 9/11 credentials…which is why it's so sad to see this article by Wayne Barrett. It basically says that even the esteem for 9/11 is undeserved and that his actions relating to the attack reflect a lot of bad judgment and self-interest. If someone sees a good rebuttal to this, please let me know…but I fear it will be come to seen as accurate history.
The best part of the piece is a great caricature of Giuliani by an artist named John Kascht. I was unfamiliar with his work but I found his website and discovered he's always that good.