[Clemenza]

Agree with most of your points, wish Mr. Ortiz the best, but still think Rudy is a corrupt, control freak greaseball former Mayor of a Third-World majority city. ;-)

[ClaireSolt]

I think your criticism are over the top. I am not really a Rudy supporter, but neither am I a detractor to the point of being a slimer. I've read his book and there is much to admire, and I think he is a very good candidate. Given a choice, though, I would not vote for any of the three wives clubers with messy personal lives. I think that tells us a lot about character and committment.

I do wish that people would think more about how government policies create and perpetrate situations like you describe as NYC being a third world city. As long as people keep blaming illegal immigration on businesses they are thinking like progressives and ignoring the role of government policies that redistribute taxes on the basis of population. That is a big factor, too.