[Hot Tabasco]

FWIW, I was at an annual fund raising dinner for the Macomb County Republican Party last night and Rudy Giuliani was the guest speaker. I was seated at the table directly in front of the podium and when he and Candice Miller, my congresswoman, entered, they walked right by me and I was able to shake his hand.

My dad always taught me that when you shake someone's hand you use a firm grip like you mean it and you look them right in the eye. Mr. Giuliani did neither. His hand was weak and very soft and he didn't even bother to look at my face.........

Not exactly the demeanor of someone who wants my vote in the primary.

[WalterSkinner]

My dad always taught me that when you shake someone's hand you use a firm grip like you mean it and you look them right in the eye

..in my family background and culture that means a lot.

My cousin's husband said that GWB will look you straight in the eye with a firm handshake--eyeball to eyeball, Texas style...