Rudy Inc. - more about why i hate giuliani

[Karenca]

Rudy Inc., or Rudy sink?

Mayor's client roster could hurt '08 hopes

BY DAVID SALTONSTALL
DAILY NEWS SENIOR CORRESPONDENT

<snip> Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani is weighing the ups and downs of a possible run for the presidency next time around - in 2008.
Rudy Giuliani never shrank from defending his image as mayor, but as a businessman he's gone a step further - even trademarking his own name, the Daily News has learned.

Forbes magazine estimates that the mayor's companies have reaped "tens of millions of dollars" in contracts, to say nothing of the mayor's estimated $8 million in annual speaking fees and his $3 million in book advances.


In 2005, Giuliani also became a named partner at Bracewell & Giuliani, a Texas-based law firm with a large legal and lobbying arm, much of which is aimed at protecting coal- and oil-burning electrical plants from further government regulation, experts say. "There were a lot of eyebrows raised in Washington when Mr. Giuliani decided to become a named partner, because Bracewell really does represent some of the most notorious polluters in the U.S.," said Natural Resources Defense Council clean air director John Walke.<snip>

more: http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/486469p-409552c.html

[R_M]

1. Rudy G is a Republican.

Enough said.

[Karenca]

2. yes, but I

live in NYC, you wouldn't believe the Democratic fan club he has here.

[Johnny Noshoes]

3. Yeah amazing ain't it

Otherwise reasonable,rational people have this "thing" for Rudy. The guy was a creep and a punk BEFORE 911 and he's STILL a creep and a punk.

"How do you ask a man to be the last to die for a bully's ego?"
-- Paul Krugman

[Karenca]

4. Totally amazing

Some of my very liberal friends still think Rudy was the
best mayor ever.

Go figure.