Very true. In fact, there seems to be no end of positive pieces about the ex-mayor in the MSM. But that doesn't explain why so many FReepers are going hogwild in support of his candidacy, to the point of ridiculing social conservatives who take a stand against the things Giuliani stands for.
Here's what I think has happened: The GOP got whipped last election because of the war and because of political corruption. But the MSM has been insisting for years that the problem with the GOP is social conservativism. Apparently many Republicans, some of them pundits who do consider themselves conservative, bought that line, so they've decided to ignore what really happened last election and toss the social conservatives out of the tent in the hope of holding onto at least a little bit of political power.
So then, why are so many surprised that the GOP front runner is a law and order proponent with a tough guy image earned after taking on the mob in NYC and beating them?