Rudy and Kerik

This stuff is extremely damaging, it seems to me, to the Giuliani candidacy. The Christianist base may be able to swallow his social and cultural inclusiveness if he gives them the judges they want. But his key appeal is domestic security, the ability to manage a competent government that will protect us more effectively from terrorism. Knowing that someone had hazy mob connections, and still promoting him to police chief, and then proposing he become DHS head: this is seriously bad judgment, no? Cronyism is the enemy of effective governance, as we have discovered. If this becomes part of Giuliani's image, it's not good. Neither is the uxorial kerfuffle. I have to say I think stocks in McCain are currently over-sold.