I was just informed that Rudy Giuliani was actually the mayor of New York City during 9/11. Somehow, I didn't realize. He is so modest, he never points this out.
I must withdraw all my criticisms of this heroic man. Being in charge of a city when it is attacked is just the kind of experience that would make someone a great president. Bush was in charge of America when it was attacked, after all.
Rudy was the hero of 9/11. And his humility about it makes him all the more admirable. I mean, here's a guy who put aside his whole day just so he could rush to the aid of his city, despite all the photographers that I'm sure just annoyed him as they tried to turn his altruistic heroism into some sort of glorification of the mayor –– something that he, in all his modesty, would never seek. He was probably in the middle of something important, eating breakfast with his wife as an exemplar of strong, family values, refining his policy of crackdowns on jaywalkers, contemplating the ills in our society that continue to call for men like him to stand up to evil entrepreneurs like Michael Milken. He was probably sitting there, working out the details of New York gun control, anti-porn crusades, and public funding for abortion, when 9/11 hit, forcing him out into the streets to confront the terrorists and speak strongly about how wicked they are.
As long as Rudy Giuliani is alive, we must remember 9/11, and as long as 9/11 is in our memories, we must thank God for Rudy. I feel bad for everything I've ever said about him that was less than properly reverent. How dare Ron Paul not capitulate to Rudy's demand that he retract his condemnations of US foreign policy. The terrorists came and "killed us," as Giuliani later pointed out. I can't wait until a time when all of us can't just get away saying such offensive things as what Paul said, and I expect if Giuliani is in charge, we will be much closer to that wonderful day.
