Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Is he Presidential Material?

It seems Rudy Giuliani doesn't like attending meetings unless they pay well.

WASHINGTON -- Rudolph Giuliani's membership on an elite Iraq study panel came to an abrupt end last spring after he failed to show up for a single official meeting of the group, causing the panel's top Republican to give him a stark choice: either attend the meetings or quit, several sources said.

Giuliani left the Iraq Study Group last May after just two months, walking away from a chance to make up for his lack of foreign policy credentials on the top issue in the 2008 race, the Iraq war.

He cited "previous time commitments" in a letter explaining his decision to quit, and a look at his schedule suggests why -- the sessions at times conflicted with Giuliani's lucrative speaking tour that garnered him $11.4 million in 14 months
I believe a president should be dedicated to public service. Giuliani skipped out on helping on an issue that he supposedly thinks is vitally important. Instead, he thought it was more important to make some cash. At least now we know he doesn't just skip out on marriages.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Rudy has greed written all over him.

desmoinesdem said...

Stick a fork in him--he's done.

I am with Josh Marshall on this. There is no way out for Rudy as soon as one of his rivals raises this issue.