I like Rudy's SOB style, remember when he dissed that Saudi Sheik, in public by giving him back his zillion dollar ck?
I was thrilled, and I have never forgotten that.
The phrase 'common sense' just keeps popping into my mind when I hear him talk. He is very effective in communicating that he 'gets it'. Which is why when someone claims that the picture of him in that dress at a costume party will sink him, they completly miss that most Americans will shrug it off as simply "He went to a party, big deal, what he says about policy makes sense."
Yes, he also dissed Arafat and Castro when they came to NYC.
Rudy would make a great NY Senator -- I wouldn't want him to be the R nominee for president.