Love him or hate him Rudy was right there after 911.
Someone else who has covered 911 from stem to stern is writer Peter Lance.
Perusing the Able Danger Blog once again I stumbled across an 8 minute video that was truly fascinating especially after watching "Breach" for the second time yesterday at the movies.
Lance is now enamored with how the Bureau covered several aspects of events before 911.
I mention it only because he claims within the video to have read over 10,000 papers of research on the topic or related events and appears to be well versed in what he says.
Anyway you can decide for yourself here:
http://www.abledangerblog.com/
You will have to scroll down to the You tube video,it moves really fast.
Rudy responded well on 9/11 - no question. I will point out that he gained national celebrity as a result. Why that is a significant point is that there is a trait in individuals who are promoted too far too quickly -- they may have an overblown ego and if so, those who work with and for them will be mentally checking the box "does not work well with others". It doesn't always happen this way, but it's easier to find a good manager who has worked his way up over a longer period of time.