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That’s A Storybook, Man

Yes, he’s socially liberal.  Yes, he won’t be anybody’s moral crusader.  That’s alright with me.  If the man understands the real nature of the office AND follows his career-long law and order instincts, then there is arguably no one better for the White House than Rudy G.  He is articulate, effective, and widely admired.  ~Hunter Baker

Yes, but is he clean

That’s actually a serious question.  Giuliani is potentially going to have a lot of problems with the post-9/11 business deals he made, and some of them may well be more shady than others.  The man who gave you Bernie Kerik for DHS is also the man who has been raking in millions in the aftermath of the attacks–do we all really assume that it is all entirely above-board and legit?

about the author

Daniel Larison is a senior editor at TAC, where he also keeps a solo blog. He has been published in the New York Times Book Review, Dallas Morning News, World Politics Review, Politico Magazine, Orthodox Life, Front Porch Republic, The American Scene, and Culture11, and was a columnist for The Week. He holds a PhD in history from the University of Chicago, and resides in Lancaster, PA. Follow him on Twitter.

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