I'm a Mitt Romney fan, but I would throw out any statement made by Rudy before 9/11. I believe he was transformed.
Of course a mitt romney fan would excuse rudy's pre 9/11 comments becuase mitt romney has his share of egregious comments from his 1994 and 2002 campaigns. Just like 9/11 'transformed' rudy, i'm sure running for president has 'transformed' romney.