BTW, do you guys recall that both McStain and Giuliani promised us they’d release their medical records months back? That’s never happened.
Ooooo, I had forgotten about that! Off to Google:
RUDY WILL LET PUBLIC CHECK HIS CHECKUP
By MAGGIE HABERMAN
BODY POLITIC: Rudy Giuliani and...
February 15, 2007 — Rudy Giuliani, a prostate-cancer survivor who fought the disease seven years ago, will have a “comprehensive” physical exam and release the results, his aides said yesterday.
Giuliani and his chief GOP presidential primary rival, John McCain, have both battled cancer in the past seven years, and the Arizona senator recently said he would likely release full medical records in the campaign.
Asked by The Post about the ex-mayor’s plans, a Giuliani campaign source said he had an overall checkup in December and got a “clean bill of health” and is cancer-free.
“The mayor will have a comprehensive physical examination, and his doctors will release the results of the examination to the public,” said a campaign aide.
It’s expected to include Giuliani’s PSA levels - which is a blood marker used to determine if there are levels of prostate cancer present. It’s unclear when the exam will take place.
Giuliani and McCain are two top-tier presidential candidates who have battled major illnesses.
Giuliani was diagnosed with prostate cancer, the same illness that killed his father, in April 2000, and had radiation treatment.
McCain has had surgery for skin cancer, and has said he is cancer-free and healthy.
Aides to Democrats Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama didn’t return calls about whether their candidates will release health records. Aides to Republican Mitt Romney and Democrat John Edwards also didn’t respond.
Meanwhile Giuliani’s camp said he will stop making lucrative speaking gigs, which have earned him millions in recent years.
But the campaign is evaluating commitments already scheduled.
Last night, in an appearance on “Larry King Live” on CNN, Giuliani again used the words “I’m running” and said he’s eager to take on any of the Democratic prospects.
“I’d like to run against anybody the Democrats nominated,” he said. “If it’s Hillary [Clinton], God bless her. If it’s [Barack] Obama, terrific. If it’s [John] Edwards, I hope I haven’t left somebody out, but I think those are the three top ones.”
He also for the first time expressed regret about supporting his disgraced former top cop, Bernard Kerik, for the job of Homeland Security chief.
“Recommending him? It was a mistake,” Giuliani told King, adding he expected an opponent to bring it up. “I made a mistake . . . I think the answer is I made a mistake and I took responsibility for it.”
Giuliani also offered some more pointed criticism of the way the Iraq war has been waged than he has in the past, saying he would have gone about removing strongman Saddam Hussein differently, and would have sent in up to 130,000 more troops initially than the U.S. did.