No, it seems people know very little about the hostility Rudy faced. I'm sure there isn't a candidate better prepared to face the press and leftists in Washington.
Normal Seigel and the ACLU were in court challenging every single thing he tried to do. you can see his contempt for that judge in that short quote.
here's another issue - Rudy on Elian Gonzales:
http://archives.cnn.com/2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/04/25/elian.campaign/index.html
"Meanwhile, New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani's continued assertions that the INS agents engaged in "storm trooper" tactics drew a sharp response from his Senate rival, first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, who called the remarks "extreme and unwarranted."
Beginning shortly after Saturday's raid, the Republican mayor said the immigration agents had "trampled the wishes of his mother ... with guns and with storm troopers."
On Sunday, Giuliani again referred to the agents as "storm troopers, saying that he "couldn't imagine that something like this could happen in America."
are these the words of a liberal? really, I ask any of the Rudy critics here. not that there aren't legitimate issues regarding Rudy, but would a liberal make the statement above?