While Giuliani's pro-choice stance is reported to be gestating, behold my old mayor's flip-flops on civil unions, immigration, the flat tax, and public funding for abortions. As for abortion in general, I'd prefer to wait and see the new-old-Rudy position before raining down the hosannas.

Then there are his flip-flops with regards to Bernie Kerik.

Prior to Rudy's testimony last year in front of a Bronx grand jury investigating his old police commissioner, hizzoner claimed he was never told of Kerik's ties to a mobbed up NJ company when he made him top cop.

However, under oath, he admitted that his former chief investigator did brief him on those ties. So our mayor ignored them, and appointed a man with ties to organized crime to be our city's police commissioner. I hope America's Mayor isn't running as a law and order kinda guy.

Rudy doesn't desrve a cheer, he deserves a razzberry.

Meanwhile in the what's good for the goose doesn't apply to the gander department: the Village Voice is taking an extended look at the almost $200,000 in four World Series rings my ex-mayor received from the NY Yankee organization, in possible violation of the law. (City officials are barred from accepting more than $50 worth of gifts from anyone doing business with the city.) City officials are also required to disclose gifts from anyone who's not a relation, and the mayor failed to do that with any of the rings.

He blasted David Dinkins for taking unreported gifts during their mayoral run, and his administration aggressively pursued city officials for doing exactly what he did with the rings.

The '08 Presidential race will be:

Republican ticket:
Romney (P) and McCain (VP)

Democrat Ticket:
Edwards(P) and Obama (VP)

You heard it here first.

I don't know. I have a sinking suspicion you're right about the Dem ticket (though I'd love to see an Obama/Richardson ticket), but I honestly don't believe that McCain will ever see his name on a ticket.

Oh, I don't know... how about

McCain/Lieberman or Lieberman/McCain ?

Not that I am advocating for either of those, but just supposing. This would be a third party, of course.

I'd vote for a McCain/Lieberman third party ticket in a heartbeat over a Romney or Edwards-led ticket. I seriously doubt such a third party option would ever materialize, though, so I pray that I'll never have to choose between John and Mitt.

"raining down the hosannas" != one cheer. I'm still a Giuliani skeptic.

Obama/Richardson on the Democratic side would be a ridiculously strong ticket.

Somehow, my gut tells me McCain is going to win the GOP nomination because of fatal flaws in both Giuliani and Romney. Unfortunately, he generates about as much excitement as Bob Dole, and will probably have similar results.