No Rudy Guiliani in 2008

I think it's a safe bet to say that former New York City Mayor Rudy Guiliani will not be running for the U.S. Senate in 2006 or seek the Republican nomination for President in 2008. Reuters reported the other day that

Illicit affairs, mob ties, a secret love nest. The hijinks of Bernard Kerik, disgraced just as he aspired to join President Bush's Cabinet, have also bruised the reputation of former New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani, seen by many as a White House contender in 2008.

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Observers say the fallout lands squarely on Giuliani, who has a successful consulting business with Kerik and vouched for his credentials as homeland security czar.

Many think Giuliani is weighing a White House run. That, say political analysts, will require winning over Republicans who dislike his more liberal positions on social issues.

Rudy's political career is over. He exploited September 11, 2001, at the Republican National Convention. Did Mayor Bloomberg even attend that?