There was a period when he went out of his way to carry Bush’s water on Iraq, in a very partisan kind of way. When the general election starts, all his past misdeeds will make their way into the spotlight.

There was one moment a year or two back where he lost my support, my memory isn’t quite as sharp as it once was, but I definitely remember thinking his stance was so absurdly partisan that I would never vote for him. He was trying to blame everyone but bush and the republicans for the disaster in Iraq.

I like the idea of a leader who has the intellectual honesty to admit you can’t twist the Constitution to fit personal ideology.

While there is a certain school of conservatism that will respect Guiliani it’s not the brand of conservatism that has been tipping the balance in Republican primaries and caucuses lately.

No doubt, but wouldn’t it be something if people responded to Giuliani’s candor instead of pandering? Could they move beyond it?

I think if Giuliani comes out during the debates, because he’s definitely a contender, and just lays it on the line as “Here I am, here’s what I believe, and there’s nothing wrong with that,” I think it’ll frame him as a new kind of Republican, one who’s less cynical than the Dems and more believeable to the independents.

I guess time will tell, but we’re going to follow Rudy closely. He could be the real deal.