I often wonder just how "tough" Rudy Giuliani really was on crime in New York. How many plea bargains did he accept to get a "conviction" in comparison to other federal prosecutors? There must be some statistics out there somewhere.
My God, folks just want to attack Guliani... did you not watch him clean up New York? For crying out loud, this guy too a city that was decaying from within from decades of liberal destruction and brought it back huge. He took on the teachers unions, he took on the welfare state and machinery, be took a city with a population greater than many states and turned it around... and he did it by instantiating policies from a conservative world view.
Yes, no one is going to confuse Rudy with Regan, but this stupid claims that Rudy isn't a conservative are utterly rediculous.
Yes he may not be as conservative on social issues as some folks like, but to say this mans world view isn't conservative, or that his policies were not based on that world view are just idiotic and ignorant.
Unlike most U.S. Attorneys who delegate the trial and other courtroom work to Assistant U.S. Attorneys, Rudy G. actually appeared in court himself from time to time in high profile cases. If I recall correctly, he personally prosecuted one of the the more famous political corruption cases involving the NYC Parking Violations Bureau. He was the lead trial attorney. Because of publicity, the case was moved to New Haven, CT. One of the defense attorneys was Gerald Leftcourt, who is one of the most skilled criminal defense lawyers in the NYC Bar. Result: Guilty.