BTW: "America's Mayor" is a creation of the media who love this Rockefeller Republican cretin. Most OVERRATED politician in American, aside from Barack Osama.
I'm no Rudy fan, but I'll defend him here. He in no way compares to Obama. He turned NYC from one of the worst big cities to one of the best. There's a lot of parochialism from the New York media, but Rudy did a singularly great job in a position where he was opposed by an incomprehensibly broad array of institutions. From city council, every imaginable labor union, etc., etc.
There are reasons to oppose Rudy's presidential run, but don't be stupid about it.