Its always difficult when you are running for president. Your entire life is put under a microscope, a very very powerful microscope. Because of this it is always interesting when a politician is caught with his pants down, so to speak. In Rudi Giuliani’s case he may literally been caught with his pants down. Records from his administration show that Giuliani improperly billed city agencies for police protection for himself and his mistress, now his wife, Judith Nathan.
The story broke just before the debate last night and although moderator Anderson Cooper of CNN asked Giuliani about the allegations that was the end of it for the night. That is not likely to be the case for the general public.
According to the story by Politico, Giuliani began his frequent travels to the Hamptons at the same time his affair with Nathan began. Prior to this Giuliani had no business or other reason to spend overnights in the Hamptons. The expenses first surfaced when Giuliani’s term as mayor ended when a city auditor stumbled across something unusual: $34,000 worth of travel expenses buried in the accounts of the New York City Loft Board. Why did Giuliani put the expenses with the Loft Board? Giuliani has no good answer for that. New York Mayors are afforded 24 hour protection provided by the NYPD and the expenses are borne them. According to City Comptroller William Thompson, auditors “were unable to verify that these expenses were for legitimate or necessary purposes.”
So the man who calls himself America’s Mayor decided to spend the taxpayers money so he could go screw his mistress then he hid the evidence. So not only did Giuliani screw Nathan, his wife and the people of New York City now he is trying to screw the American people with claims of honesty.
Giuliani has often stated his mistakes and has asked the voters to view all of his deeds not just the mistakes. Problem with that idea is his mistakes are overshadowing anything he may be able to take positive credit for. Let’s see how he tries to weasel his way out of this one.
So far, taking the long view, most of Giuliani’s reign over the Big Apple was either a mistake or a lie. In this latest flap, he double-billed the taxpayers for his security. It’s bad enough that he took the money from funds intended for the handicapped, but New Yorkers got to pay both for Gracie Mansion security for jilted wife Donna, and for Rudy’s love nest in the Hamptons with current spouse Judi Nathan.
Also, when are Rudy and Judi going to come up with one single coherent story of how they met? Friends say she was giving handjobs to rich guys in a cigar bar and it’s understandable, while he was married to Donna, why Der Mare might not want that known to the public but, now that they’re legal, who cares?
Comment by RS Janes — November 30, 2007 @ 8:07 am