The point is that it's not just the Dems. Where are you based? Around here (I follow NH, MA, and NYC papers with conservative editorial lines), there is a lot of skepticism about Giuliani and Kerik.
Archive...Republican focus...Other reports on the site are conservative and pro-Republican, and pro-liberty (but also not hesitant to bash ridiculous Liberal policies coming out of Washington). Some local MA-based coverage. The best one is the statistical study of correlations between SATs, GOP affiliation, and home valuations in MA -- it pays to own a home in a town with "republican values" is one positive comment. Showed that higher SAT scores are correlated to GOP affiliation.
Don't get confused by the MA connection. It's based in Acton -- the Northwest suburbs close to Rte.495 and westward. Consider the territory as having much in common with the conservative towns in New Hampshire (only a few towns North).
I understand the doubts about Giuiliani and want to scream when I hear Republicans touting him as a 2008 candidate, but he and Kerik both seem like acceptable candidates for Homeland Security chief. I would think that in NYC if you're going to have a political career you're going to cozy up to some folks that in a red state would probably be jailed. It seems to me that Kerik has made a pretty good life for someone who from the get-go wouldn't have gotten very good odds. Maybe I'm wrong, but I think Kerik's all right for Homeland Security. If he wants to run for President or VP I'd give him another look - but I have no doubts that he would do everything he could to keep the citizens of the country safe from another 9/11, and isn't that what we want from Homeland Security?