[staytrue]

What did he actually do that day that makes people take him seriously as a Presidential

He was a tough and fair prosecutor. Before he was mayor, NYC was very unsafe and close to bankruptcy. After he left, NYC was clean and very safe. I think murders dropped from 1600 per year to about 400. After 9-11, he was clear and resolute that NYC would not only survive, but thrive and he has been right. If not for prostate cancer, he dared to take on Hillary in a very blue state. Finally, he is upfront and like GW Bush, you may or may not like where he stands, but at least you know what he stands for.

On abortion, he is pro choice, but he certainly is not adamant about pushing that issue as an agenda. While I doubt he would nominate a supreme court justice who was pro life. He would not hesitate to nominate a justice who might overturn R v. W.

[steenkeenbadges]

He's a great guy, especially to New Yorkers. But tell that to the unborn Brooklyn baby who's being ripped apart. You can't have it both ways, Rudy.

[Finalapproach29er]

OK

[Conservative til I die]

After he left, NYC was clean and very safe. I think murders dropped from 1600 per year to about 400.

Actually it was closer to 2,200 to about 600, which is even more dramatic.

[Calpernia]

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[Aquinasfan]

Before he was mayor, NYC was very unsafe and close to bankruptcy. After he left, NYC was clean and very safe. I think murders dropped from 1600 per year to about 400.

That's true. But a lot of the credit should go to James Q. Wilson and his "broken window theory" that Guiliani adopted.

After 9-11, he was clear and resolute that NYC would not only survive, but thrive and he has been right.

That's good, but not exactly heroic.