[arthurus]

I award zero credence to anything that comes from the Village Voice but that private life will severely limit Giuiliani's possibilities in the Bible Belt which has been the Republicans' main reservoir. Can we gain enough from the homosexual vote and from illegals to make up for it?

[Congressman Billybob]

I'm not arguing the brief for Gulliani, just against Henican. I view Henican as a white Al Sharpton. Bless his heart, as they say hereabouts.

John / Billybob

[VOA]

...that private life will severely limit Giuiliani's possibilities in
the Bible Belt which has been the Republicans' main reservoir.

It will be a problem.
But, speaking as a single Bible-Belter, I periodically get another
chapter in what Rudy did to clean up NYC.
Maybe six months ago, I heard a radio interview with a lady that did
a book on..."trash".
Yep, garbage.
Part of her reseach included "who makes a living off garbage".
She said that during Rudy's tenure, he just about dismantled the
Mob grip on garbage collecting in NYC and the cost of sanitation dropped
big-time, contributing to the improved business climate of NYC.

For the Bible-belters, they may hold their noses and vote for him
while saying (in this time of war) "he may be a b@$tard,
but he's our b@$tard".