Because he is smart, articulate (indeed a fantastic speaker), popular, has good judgment, is not fickle, is a proven leader, is not gratuitously abrasive, does not demonize those who in good faith disagree, agrees with me on the issues I really care about, and I think what the balance wheel of American voters care about, and can win. That is why I support him. And that is why a lot of folks in places that surprise support him, including the South. I hope he runs.
In the end, you want a guy with good judgment and courage to be CIC. One never knows what crises or issues will pop up. Rudy is the man to meet them with the right stuff.
I hope that helps.
Actually, Torie, he IS gratuitously abrasive (recall his sneering response to all those police excessive force scandals on his watch. None of which have happened on Bloomberg's watch.), most definitely does demonize those who in good faith disagree (because he finds it impossible to believe that anyone who would disagree with him could be acting in good faith), cannot tolerate subordinates more talented than him (he dismissed Bratton as police commissioner because he was too popular and successful), and would as President bring a circle of associates into the White House that would make one yearn for the Grant and Harding administrations (imagine someone like Kerik wielding the powers of the Patriot Act).
If how he handled every tabloid expose of his personal life, or, for that matter, every police scandal that occurred on his watch is any indication, Guido Giuliani does not deserve to have his finger on the button.
As a fellow U of Chicago alumnus, I am surprised at you! Would you actually let some third rate graduate of Manhattan College be the leader of the free world?