Word: giulianis
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Further proof that timing is indeed everything came Wednesday for HUD Secretary Andrew Cuomo. Normally, the release of a federal report on homelessness merits some polite yawns and space on page 17A. But bring it out amidst a Rudy Giuliani-Hillary Clinton fight on the issue that has everyone interested (even noted wonk Rosie O'Donnell has used her show as an anti-Rudy soapbox) and suddenly we're all very intrigued...
Clinton's speech came amidst recent polls showing declining popularity in New York, where she will likely face New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani...
Actually, any job Giuliani might take after he leaves city hall would require an adjustment in the way he behaves. If one of your partners in a law firm criticizes your litigation strategy during a meeting, after all, you're not normally in a position to have him thrown out of his office or even to arrange for the custodial staff to discontinue the collection of his trash...
...Senate, Giuliani would also have to cope with a tradition that frowns on personal slurs. The mayor is deeply committed to personal slurs. He characterizes anybody who disagrees with him as an irredeemably corrupt human being who holds opinions no rational person would countenance. If Giuliani were faced with a prohibition on such language, he might be forced to claim the protection of the First Amendment for himself...
...more to lose if this story has legs. "I think the President has shown he's not affected by this stuff too much," says TIME White House correspondent Jay Branegan. "But it could obviously fuel Hillary's opponent in the New York Senate race." Branegan cautions that Rudolph Giuliani will "have to be careful with the Kosovo issue, because voters have shown clearly they're not into negative campaigning this year, and there's a remarkable lack of mudslinging because of it." But tongue-biting is not the specialty of the man nicknamed "Mayor Meanie," who in the past year...