It's not a myth. I hardly think of his post 9/11 performance when I think of Guiliani.
I was a New Yorker from well before his term. I left several years before he was elected and returned until just before his term ended.
He performed a political miracle in NYC. If he performed half as well for the Nation domestically and with International issues, he would leave a positive mark such as no President had done in my lifetime but Reagan.
He stands head and shoulders above anyone else running for the office. But only if actual accomplishments count.
FDR performed political miracles too. They're both totalitarian demagogues.
So, if Giuliani doesn't run on 9-11, what is he going to run on?
Crime? Cleaning the streets?
Sorry, but the rest of the country isn't in need of his services.
As for internationalism, he's too pro-United Nations. We don't need a leader who would beg for permission from the UN to defend this country.