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: /p> p>It is an axiom of politics that a winning campaign is guided by singular genius while a losing campaign is crawling with nincompoops. Count me as one of the nincompoops who tried to help Rudy in Florida and consider two things before the conventional wisdom hardens that he pursued a flawed strategy. First, given that Rudy was a pro-choice, pro-gay, anti-gun, thrice-married urban Italian, where exactly in GOP-ville should he have chosen to make his stand? You can debate that question for several months, as Rudy and his people did, and you will almost surely come up with the same answer he did. Yes, his was a flawed strategy, but it was somewhat less flawed than all of the alternative strategies. It is sad but still true that not every boy can grow up to be President. And second, once he took his long-shot swing at the nomination -- not a swing at being veep, or being tapped for the Cabinet, or smelling good for 2012 -- Rudy got out with speed and grace. As he taught us to say, what's not to like? br> -- Neal B. Freeman /p> p> What makes you think Rudy actually wrote that book? br> -- Ken Kalis /p> p> FREDUCATED GUESS br> Re: The Prowler's A Clinton Goldmine :

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