This story is just dumb.
Why one earth would Giuliani want to run as an independent when he is the leading candidate for the Republican nomination at this time?
Newsday is one of the most dishonest liberal rags in the country, and this is about the 90th attack on Giuliani by the liberal press. That's how much they love him and want to help the Republicans.
"Why one earth would Giuliani want to run as an independent when he is the leading candidate for the Republican nomination at this time?"
Exactly! McCain is tanking now so Guiliani is in better shape politically. I think the Republican nomination is practically his for the asking.
I've speculated that he's got a better chance of winning as an independent than as a Republican. For one thing, he wouldn't have to go through the primary process. Secondly, he would be able to credibly run as a "conservative" of sorts even while distancing himself from the Bush administration when it suits him to do so.