We will probably never fully understand how Rudy Giuliani made that bizarre transformation from the revered figure of 9/11 to what we've seen on display in recent years. When he claims he has "no regrets" about anything he said about Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, you get a clear picture of how this man is not living in the same reality that I — and for your sake, I hope you — live in. He reminds me of so many people I've encountered in my life who, to use a phrase I've used before here — think that never admitting you're wrong is the same thing as always being right.
Some, especially those who knew him well as Mayor of New York, would argue that he's always been like this; that all that's happened to him in recent years is that his true self has oozed out. Well, maybe…but the man he used to be had tremendous earning power and didn't have to put his apartment up for sale and do some of the demeaning things he's done lately for cash. He won not only occasionally but often.
One of the truest phrases in the English language was written by screenwriter William Goldman for the movie, All the President's Men. The phrase is "Follow the money" and it's the answer to so many questions in this world. I feel like that explains some of Giuliani's transition from America's Mayor to America's Laughingstock…but it doesn't explain everything.
Sorry if this seems off the topic of this blog to some of you. But sometimes, I can't sleep until I write something down and then I need a place to put it. Good night.