This is not a Peggy Noonan article. I can’t identify an author. Vanity?
As far as I can tell, the person/persons that constructed this vanity mish mash of really good articles, did so with the purpose of taking excerpts of the original articles and spinning them into a reason to support Rudy.
The original articles never mentioned him. In fact it really isn't clear where Peggy's words left off and the schuyster took over.
If I were Noonan, I would be very irritated. She has been repeatedly flamed for words that are not hers.
I think someone knew that the articles used in this piece were powerful and sought to turn them into an opportunity to benefit Rudy.